Where does “rimpel” come from?

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

Ancestry of “rimpel”, step by step

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

Words derived from “rimpel”

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