Where does “wlappen” come from?

wlappen (Middle English) comes from Old English wlappan, from Proto-Germanic wrappan-, from Proto-Indo-European werb-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

wlappen (Middle English): to wrap, fold

Definitions

  1. to wrap, fold

Ancestry of “wlappen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwlappan—
2Proto-Germanicwrappan-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwerb-to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrappan- →