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==Etymology==
− It is Middle English wipen, [[inh|ang|wīpian|t=to wipe, cleanse]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from Proto-Germanic *wipjan, to move back and forth,^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988) source also of Danish vippe and Old High German wīfan, to swing,^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986) from PIE *weip-, to turn, vacillate, tremble,^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988) which also gave Latin vibrāre, to shake (see [[vibrate]]).^(Barnhart 1988)
+ It is [[inh|enm|wipen]], [[inh|ang|wīpian|t=to wipe, cleanse]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from [[gem-pro|*wipjan]], to move back and forth,^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988) source also of [[da|vippe]] and [[goh|wīfan]], to swing,^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986) from [[ine-pro|*weip-]], to turn, vacillate, tremble,^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988) which also gave [[la|vibrāre]], to shake (see [[vibrate]]).^(Barnhart 1988)
==Earliest recorded meaning==