Where does “guipure” come from?

guipure (English) comes from French guipure, from French guiper, from Frankish wīpan, from Proto-Germanic wīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European wimb-.

guipure (English): A kind of bobbin lace that connects the motifs...

Definitions

  1. A kind of bobbin lace that connects the motifs...

Ancestry of “guipure”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchguipureguipure
2Frenchguiperto cover with silk
3Frankishwīpanto wrap; to wind, to wrap
4Proto-Germanicwīpanąto wind, wrap
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwimb-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wimb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīpaną →Every word from Frankish wīpan →