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Where does “wrappan” come from?

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

Ancestry of “wrappan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwrappanąto wrap, roll up, turn, wind
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwerb-to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “wrappan”

  • wrap
  • wrapping
  • wraparound
  • shrinkwrap
  • clickwrap
  • rewrap
  • overwrap
  • wrappage
  • headwrap
  • wrappeth
  • wraprascal
  • wrapover
  • prewrap
  • clingwrap
  • wrappest
  • wrappable
  • autowrap
  • wrapround
  • footwrap
  • Saran Wrap
  • overwrapper
  • rewrapper
  • upwrap
  • wraple
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