Where does “rimple” come from?

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

rimple (English): A wrinkle; To wrinkle or crease

Definitions

  1. A wrinkle; To wrinkle or crease

Ancestry of “rimple”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishrimpel—
2Old Englishhrimpele—
3Proto-Germanichrumpiljǭ—
4Proto-Germanic*hrimpanąto wrinkle, to fold

Words derived from “rimple”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *hrimpaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrumpiljǭ →Every word from Old English hrimpele →