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Where does “rippleth” come from?

rippleth (English) comes from English ripple, from English rimple, from Middle English rimpel, from Old English hrimpele, from Proto-Germanic hrumpiljǭ, from Proto-Germanic *hrimpaną.

rippleth (English): Third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “rippleth”, step by step

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