The story
- Proto-Indo-European*snewbʰ-
- Ancient Greekνύμφη (númphē)
- Latinnympha
- Old Frenchnimphe
- Middle Englishnimphe
- English todaynymph
From Middle English nimphe, from Old English nymphē and Old French nimphe, both from Latin nympha (“nymph, bride”), from Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē, “bride, young maiden”). Doublet of nympha.
Words from the same roots
Latinnympha all →
nymphomanianympha
Ancient Greekνύμφη all →
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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.