wickeln

German

Etymology

From Middle High German wickeln (“to wrap around”), denominative of Old High German wickel (compare with German Wickel (“reel, spool”)), from Proto-Germanic *wīkaną (“to bend”)

Germanic cognates include Dutch wiek (“wick, as in a lamp’s”), Old English wēoce and thus English wick. Further cognates include Latin vēlum (“cloth, veil”) and Sanskrit वागुरा (vāgurā, “snare, noose”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɪkəln/
• Hyphenation: wi‧ckeln

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Verb

1. to wrap

Derived terms

• um den Finger wickeln
• abwickeln
• aufwickeln
• auswickeln
• einwickeln
• entwickeln
• umwickeln
• zuwickeln

Descendants

• → Dutch: wikkelen

Further reading

• “wickeln” in Duden online