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Where does “wīpaną” come from?

wīpaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European wimb-.

wīpaną (Proto-Germanic): to wind, wrap

Definitions

  1. to wind, wrap

Ancestry of “wīpaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwimb-—

Words derived from “wīpaną”

  • wimple
  • guipure
  • wimpled
  • guimpe
  • вымпел
  • guimpe
  • aguimpé
  • guipure
  • Wimpel
  • wympel
  • wimpel
  • wimplen
  • wimpel
  • winpel
  • guimple
  • guiper
  • wimpilaz
  • guimpe
  • ghippure
  • guiper
  • wimpila
  • wimpil
  • wīpan
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wimb- →