From Middle English coppeweb, where coppe is a shortened form of Old English atorcoppe 'poison-head' (a kenning for spider), and web means 'woven fabric.'
A spider's web, especially an old or dusty one.
From Middle English coppeweb, a compound of coppe 'spider' (from Old English atorcoppe 'poison-head,' a kenning for spider from ator 'poison' and copp 'head, top') and web (from Old English webb 'woven fabric'). The first element was shortened from atorcoppe to coppe and then to cob, while web retained its original form. Key roots: *aitran (Proto-Germanic