Old English had two words that both meant 'spider': spinnan/spitra ("spinner") and cobbe or coppe ("round"). So a spider (spitra) can spin a cobweb (cobbeweb). Presumably in an alternate timeline, we say 'a cobbe can spin a spiderweb' and there's a Cobbeman comic book.

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Cobbe-Man 😂

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Oh! Like cobblestone!

Coppe is also the source of the name of a d&d monster- the Ettercap (who are gross spider guys). Means something like “poisonous spider” It probably came to d&d via Tolkien! (It’s used in the hobbit)