Where does “gimped” come from?
gimped (English) comes from English gimp, from French guimpe, from Middle French guimpe, from Old French guimple, from Frankish wimpil, from Proto-Germanic wimpilaz, from Proto-Germanic wīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European wimb-.
gimped (English): simple past tense and past participle of gimp;...
Definitions
- simple past tense and past participle of gimp;...
Ancestry of “gimped”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | gimp | A narrow ornamental fabric or braid of silk,... |
| 2 | French | guimpe | wimple; chemisette , dickey |
| 3 | Middle French | guimpe | — |
| 4 | Old French | guimple | wimple |
| 5 | Frankish | wimpil | head scarf |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wimpilaz | a head covering; wimple; scarf; veil |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wīpaną | to wind, wrap |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wimb- | — |