Where does “yelpere” come from?
yelpere (Middle English) comes from Middle English yelpen, from Old English ġielpan, from Proto-West Germanic *gelpan, from Proto-Germanic gelpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
yelpere (Middle English): One who brags or engages in self-aggrandisement
Definitions
- One who brags or engages in self-aggrandisement
Ancestry of “yelpere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | yelpen | — |
| 2 | Old English | ġielpan | to boast |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *gelpan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gelpaną | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰel- | to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;... |
Words derived from “yelpere”