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Where does “ġeimpian” come from?

ġeimpian (Old English) comes from Old English impian, from Proto-West Germanic impōn, from Latin imputō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

ġeimpian (Old English): to graft

Definitions

  1. to graft

Ancestry of “ġeimpian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishimpianto graft
2Proto-West Germanicimpōnto graft
3Latinimputō—
4Latinīn-—
5Latinîn—
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “ġeimpian”

  • imp
  • impish
  • impishly
  • impishness
  • implike
  • impship
  • ympen
  • impen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →