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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Wimper

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, W (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Wimper
Friedrich Kluge2508587An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, W — Wimper1891John Francis Davis

Wimper, f., ‘eyelash,’ from the equiv. MidHG. wintbrâ, wintbrâwe, OHG. wintbrâwa, f.; lit. ‘the winding eyebrow.’