Where does “dimple” come from?

Dimple comes from Middle English dympull, from Proto-Germanic dumpila-, from Proto-Germanic dumpa-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewb-.

dimple (English): A small depression or indentation in a surface;...

Definitions

  1. A small depression or indentation in a surface;...

Ancestry of “dimple”, step by step

dimple traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English dympull

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishdympull—
2Proto-Germanicdumpilaz—

via Middle English dimpel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishdimpel—
2Old English*dympeldepression, pit, well; pool

Words derived from “dimple”

Every word from Proto-Germanic dumpilaz →Every word from Middle English dympull →