Where does “gimpily” come from?
gimpily (English) comes from English gimpy, 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.
gimpily (English): In a gimpy manner
Definitions
- In a gimpy manner
Ancestry of “gimpily”, step by step
gimpily traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gimpy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gimpy | limping, lame, with crippled legs; exhibiting... |
| 2 | English | gimp | A narrow ornamental fabric or braid of silk,... |
| 3 | French | guimpe | wimple |
| 4 | Middle French | guimpe | — |
| 5 | Old French | guimple | wimple |
| 6 | Frankish | wimpil | head scarf |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wimpilaz | a head covering; wimple; scarf; veil |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | wīpaną | to wind, wrap |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wimb- | — |