wevel

Middle English

Alternative forms

• wevyl, wyvyl

Etymology

Inherited from Old English wifel, from Proto-West Germanic *wibil, from Proto-Germanic *wibilaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈweːvəl/

Noun

wevel (plural wevels)

1. weevil

Descendants

• English: weevil
• Scots: wavel

References

• “wẹ̄vel, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-24.