wimper
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈʋɪmpər/
noun
Definitions
- eyelash
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch wimbrauw inherited from Old Dutch *wintbrāwa derived from Proto-Germanic *brēwō (eyebrow) derived from German Wimper (lash).
Origin
German (Berlin)
Wimper
Gloss
lash
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Wimper German
- Wimperntusche German
- Wimpertierchen German
- ἴονθος Ancient Greek
- *h₃bʰrúHs Proto-Indo-European
- *wendʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *brēwō Proto-Germanic
- bræw Old English
- brēġ Old English
- brá Old Norse
- wimbrauw Middle Dutch
- wintbrauwe Middle Dutch
- brāwa Old High German
- wintbrāwa Old High German
- *wintbrāwa Old Dutch
- brawa Old Saxon