thymbyll
Middle English
/ˈθim(b)əl/
noun
Definitions
- thimble cap for fingers while sewing
Etymology
Inherited from Old English þȳmel (fingerstall, thumbstall, thimble) inherited from Proto-Germanic *þūmilaz affix from Middle English thombe.
Origin
Middle English
thombe
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- thimble English
- thimbleberry English
- thimbled English
- thimbleeye English
- thimbleful English
- thimbleman English
- thimblerig English
- thimblerigger English
- thimbleweed English
- thumb English
- *þūmilaz Proto-Germanic
- þūma Old English
- þȳmel Old English
- thombe Middle English