Where does “megaripple” come from?

megaripple (English) comes from English ripple, from English rimple, from Middle English rimpel, from Old English hrimpele, from Proto-Germanic hrumpiljǭ, from Proto-Germanic *hrimpaną — to wrinkle, to fold.

megaripple (English): A giant ripple, typically of sand exposed to tidal action

Definitions

  1. A giant ripple, typically of sand exposed to tidal action

Ancestry of “megaripple”, step by step

megaripple traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ripple

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrippleA moving disturbance, or undulation, in the...
2EnglishrimpleA wrinkle; To wrinkle or crease
3Middle Englishrimpel—
4Old Englishhrimpele—
5Proto-Germanichrumpiljǭ—
6Proto-Germanic*hrimpanąto wrinkle, to fold

via English mega

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmegaVery large; great; excellent
2Ancient Greekμέγαςbig, large; great, mighty, loud; marvelous,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat
Every word from Proto-Germanic *hrimpaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrumpiljǭ →Every word from Old English hrimpele →