Where does “aguimpé” come from?
aguimpé (French) comes 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-.
aguimpé (French): wimpled
Ancestry of “aguimpé”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | guimpe | wimple; chemisette , dickey |
| 2 | Middle French | guimpe | — |
| 3 | Old French | guimple | wimple |
| 4 | Frankish | wimpil | head scarf |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wimpilaz | a head covering; wimple; scarf; veil |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wīpaną | to wind, wrap |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wimb- | — |