Where does “wimpel” come from?

wimpel (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch wimpel, from Old Dutch *wimpil, from Proto-West Germanic *wimpil, from Proto-Germanic wimpilaz, from Proto-Germanic wīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European wimb-.

wimpel (Dutch): pennon, pennant, streamer

Definitions

  1. pennon, pennant, streamer

Ancestry of “wimpel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwimpel—
2Old Dutch*wimpil—
3Proto-West Germanic*wimpilhead scarf
4Proto-Germanicwimpilaza head covering; wimple; scarf; veil
5Proto-Germanicwīpanąto wind, wrap
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwimb-—

Words derived from “wimpel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wimb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīpaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic wimpilaz →