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wipeEnglish (en) · Etymology 1Source text
From Middle English wipen, from Old English wīpian (“to wipe, rub, cleanse”), from Proto-West Germanic *wīpōn (“to wipe”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyp- (“to twist, wind around”). Cognate with German wippen (“to bob”), Swedish veva (“to turn, wind, crank”), Gothic 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌽 (weipan, “to wreathe, crown”), Old English swīfan (“to revolve, sweep, wend, intervene”), Sanskrit वेपते (vépate, “to tremble”). More at swivel, swift.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗wipeEnglish (en) · Etymology 2Source text
Compare Swedish vipa, Danish vibe (“lapwing”).
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗wipeEnglish (en) · Etymology 3Source text
From wipe out (verb) and wipeout (noun) by shortening.
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