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woof

/ˈwuːf/WOOF
/ˈwuf/WOOF

Meaninga woof

Common meaning: the threads woven across a fabric

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√WABH‘weave’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 347, p. 742 · scan
  2. Old Englishdwef‘a woof’source
  3. Middle Englishoof‘the weft’source
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsthe weft → the threads woven across a fabricwoof‘the threads woven across a fabric’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English dwef ‘a woof’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry WOOF, p. 717 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • dwef Old English “a woof”

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