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-.
Ancestry of “wimpel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | wimpel | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | *wimpil | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *wimpil | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wimpilaz | a head covering; wimple; scarf; veil |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wīpaną | to wind, wrap |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wimb- | — |