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Where does “wīpian” come from?

wīpian (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic wīpōn, from Proto-Indo-European weyp- — to shake, tremble, agitate; to swing, sway; to...

wīpian (Old English): to wipe, rub, cleanse

Definitions

  1. to wipe, rub, cleanse

Ancestry of “wīpian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwīpōnto wipe; to swing
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweyp-to shake, tremble, agitate; to swing, sway; to...

Words derived from “wīpian”

  • wipe
  • wiper
  • penwiper
  • asswipe
  • wipeth
  • wipeable
  • arsewipe
  • wipest
  • mindwipe
  • rewipe
  • wipable
  • wiperless
  • handwipe
  • brainwipe
  • unwipe
  • washwipe
  • wipette
  • drywipe
  • facewipe
  • wipen
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