Where does “wrappen” come from?

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

wrappen (Middle English): to wrap, wrap up, fold

Definitions

  1. to wrap, wrap up, fold

Ancestry of “wrappen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwrappan—
2Proto-Germanicwrappanąto wrap, roll up, turn, wind
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 wrappaną →