wlappen
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old EnglishCategory:Middle English terms inherited from Old English#WLAPPENCategory:Middle English terms derived from Old English#WLAPPEN *wlappan, *wlæppan, *wlappian, *wlæppian from Proto-GermanicCategory:Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#WLAPPENCategory:Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic#WLAPPEN *wrappan-, *wlappan- (“to wrap, fold”), from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Middle English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#WLAPPEN *werb- (“to bend, turn”). Akin to Middle English wrappen (“to wrap”), Danish vravle (“to wind”), Old Italian goluppare (“to wrap”) (from Germanic). More at envelop, develop.
Verb
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Descendants
- English: lap