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Where does “rympyl” come from?

rympyl (Middle English) comes from Old English hrimpele, from Proto-Germanic hrumpiljǭ, from Proto-Germanic *hrimpaną.

Ancestry of “rympyl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhrimpele—
2Proto-Germanichrumpiljǭ—
3Proto-Germanic*hrimpaną—

Words derived from “rympyl”

  • ripple
  • rippling
  • ripply
  • rimple
  • ripplingly
  • rippler
  • aripple
  • ripplet
  • ripplon
  • rippleth
  • ripplest
  • ripplonic
  • nanoripple
Every word from Proto-Germanic *hrimpaną →