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Where does “wīpōn” come from?

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

wīpōn (Proto-West Germanic): to wipe; to swing

Definitions

  1. to wipe; to swing

Ancestry of “wīpōn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanweyp-to shake, tremble, agitate; to swing, sway; to...

Words derived from “wīpōn”

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