wrist
Middle English
/wrist/
noun
Definitions
- wrist joint attaching the arm to the hand
- (rare) The joint at the ankle.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English wrist inherited from Proto-Germanic *wristuz.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*wristuz
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- limp-wrist English
- limpwrist English
- wrist English
- wristband English
- wristbone English
- wristed English
- wrister English
- wristful English
- wristguard English
- wristless English
- wristlet English
- wristlock English
- wristpad English
- wristphone English
- wriststrap English
- wristwarmer English
- wristwatch English
- wristwear English
- wristwork English
- wristy English
- *wristuz Proto-Germanic
- wrist Old English
- rist Old Norse
- rist Old High German
- *wrist Old Saxon