Masculí

wimper

Significat

Conceptes

(Anglès)

eyelash

Freqüència

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈʋɪmpər/

Heretat de neerlandès mitjà

Heretat de Old Dutch

Cognat amb grec antic

In summary

From Middle Dutch wimbrauw, contraction of wintbrauwe, from Old Dutch *wintbrāwa. The first element is unknown but presumed to be related to Ancient Greek ἴονθος (íonthos); the second element is from Proto-Germanic *brēwō. Doublet of wenkbrauw (“eyebrow”). The form wimper is native in some Dutch dialects; its adoption into the standard language (19th c.) probably under influence of German Wimper.