Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗The horizontal threads that are interlaced through the warp in a woven fabric. · The yarn used for the weft; the fill. · A hair extension that is glued directly to a person′s natural hair.
From Middle English wefte, from Old English wefan (“to weave”), from Proto-West Germanic *weban, from Proto-Germanic *webaną. Equivalent to weave + -t (abstract nominal suffix).
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