An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Wimper

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, W
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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2550255An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, W — WimperJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

​ Wimper, feminine, ‘eyelash,’ from the equivalent Middle High German wintbrâ, wintbrâwe, Old High German wintbrâwa, feminine; literally ‘the winding eyebrow.’

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