wimper

Concepts

eyelash

lash

Synonyms

ooghaar

Translations

Wimper

cil

pestaña

Augenwimper

ciglio

pestana

pestanya

cílio

برژانگ

kirpik

cilia

ciglia

هُدْب

βλεφαρίδα

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʋɪmpər/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: wimbrauw

Inherited from Old Dutch: *wintbrāwa

Cognate with Ancient Greek: ἴονθος

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.