Wimper
German (Berlin)
/ˈvɪmpɐ/
noun
Definitions
- eyelash
- lash
- cilium
Etymology
Inherited from Old High German wintbrāwa.
Origin
Old High German
wintbrāwa
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Tierchen German
- Tusche German
- Wimperntusche German
- Wimpertierchen German
- *h₃bʰrúHs Proto-Indo-European
- *brēwō Proto-Germanic
- bræw Old English
- brēġ Old English
- brá Old Norse
- brāwa Old High German
- wintbrāwa Old High German
- *wintbrāwa Old Dutch
- brawa Old Saxon