Where does “rimpelig” come from?

rimpelig (Dutch) comes from Dutch rimpel, from Middle Dutch rimpel, from Proto-Germanic hrimpila-.

rimpelig (Dutch): wrinkly, wrinkled

Definitions

  1. wrinkly, wrinkled

Ancestry of “rimpelig”, step by step

rimpelig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch rimpel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchrimpelwrinkle
2Middle Dutchrimpelwrinkle
3Proto-Germanichrimpila-—

via Dutch ig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchig-y
Every word from Proto-Germanic hrimpila- →Every word from Middle Dutch rimpel →Every word from Dutch rimpel →