Where does “ripplon” come from?

ripplon (English) comes from English on, from Middle English on, from Old English on, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

ripplon (English): A quantized capillary-tension wave at the surface...

Definitions

  1. A quantized capillary-tension wave at the surface...

Ancestry of “ripplon”, step by step

ripplon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English on

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishonIn the state of being active, functioning or...
2Middle Englishonon, in; on; Alternative form of oon
3Old Englishonon, in, at, among; from
4Proto-West Germanicanaon
5Proto-Germanic*an—
6Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

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

Words derived from “ripplon”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →