wrevel
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
In general use since the late 16th century, from Limburgish Middle Dutch vrēvel, Middle Low German vrēvel, and German Frevel, all from Proto-West Germanic *frafal(ī). The spelling with wr- through association with unrelated wreed (“cruel, evil”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈvreːvəl/, [ˈvreːvəlˤ], [ˈvʀ-], [ˈfr-], [ˈfʀ-], [-eɪ̯-], [-vəlˤ], [-f-], [-əɤ̯ˤ]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: wre‧vel
- Rhymes: -eːvəl
Noun edit
wrevel m (plural wrevels, diminutive wreveltje n)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- ^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) “wrevel”, in Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands[1] (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press