Where does “wrapping” come from?

Wrapping comes from English wrap, which derives from Middle English wrappe, Old English wrappan, Proto-Germanic wrappaną, and Proto-Indo-European werb-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wer-.

wrapping (English): The material in which something is wrapped;...

Definitions

  1. The material in which something is wrapped;...

Ancestry of “wrapping”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwrappinge

Words derived from “wrapping

Every word from Middle English wrappinge