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

  1. simple past tense and past participle of gimp;...

Ancestry of “gimped”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgimpA narrow ornamental fabric or braid of silk,...
2Frenchguimpewimple
3Middle Frenchguimpe—
4Old Frenchguimplewimple
5Frankishwimpilhead scarf
6Proto-Germanicwimpilaza head covering; wimple; scarf; veil
7Proto-Germanicwīpanąto wind, wrap
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwimb-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wimb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīpaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic wimpilaz →