Where does “guiper” come from?

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

guiper (French): to cover with silk

Definitions

  1. to cover with silk

Ancestry of “guiper”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishwīpanto wrap; to wind, to wrap
2Proto-Germanicwīpanąto wind, wrap
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwimb-—

Words derived from “guiper”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wimb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīpaną →Every word from Frankish wīpan →