An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Wimper
Wimper, feminine, ‘eyelash,’ from the equivalent Middle High German wintbrâ, wintbrâwe, Old High German wintbrâwa, feminine; literally ‘the winding eyebrow.’
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Wimper, feminine, ‘eyelash,’ from the equivalent Middle High German wintbrâ, wintbrâwe, Old High German wintbrâwa, feminine; literally ‘the winding eyebrow.’