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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wrimpaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *wer- (to turn, twist). Compare Ancient Greek ῥέμβω (rhémbō, I turn in circles). Possibly a Blend of *wringaną (to squeeze, to twist) + *hrimpaną (to wrinkle, to shrink).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwrim.pɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*wrimpaną[1]

  1. to grimace, to wince

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *wrimpan
    • Old Saxon: *wrimpan
      • Middle Low German: wrimpen
    • Old Dutch: *wrimpan
      • Middle Dutch: wrimpen, wrempen
        • Dutch: wrimpen (dated)
    • Old High German: *rimpfan
      • Middle High German: rimpfen

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*wrempanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 472
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