Where does “umbelappen” come from?
umbelappen (Middle English) comes from Middle English umbe, from Old English ymbe, from Proto-West Germanic umbi, from Proto-Germanic umbi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- — on, onto.
umbelappen (Middle English): to clothe or wrap; envelop; enclose; to encircle;...
Definitions
- to clothe or wrap; envelop; enclose; to encircle;...
Ancestry of “umbelappen”, step by step
umbelappen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English umbe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | umbe | around; about |
| 2 | Old English | ymbe | around, about; near, along |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | umbi | around |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | umbi | around, about |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Middle English lappen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | lappen | to wrap, fold |
| 2 | Old English | lapian | to lick, lap up, suck |
| 3 | Tagalog | lapi | joining or attaching a part to a whole; affix |
| 4 | Spanish | lápiz | pencil |
| 5 | Italian | lapis | pencil; sanguine |
| 6 | Latin | lapis | a stone; a milestone; a boundary stone |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *lapets | stone |