Where does “wimpel” come from?

wimpel (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch *wimpil, from Proto-West Germanic *wimpil, from Proto-Germanic wimpilaz, from Proto-Germanic wīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European wimb-.

Ancestry of “wimpel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutch*wimpil—
2Proto-West Germanic*wimpilhead scarf
3Proto-Germanicwimpilaza head covering; wimple; scarf; veil
4Proto-Germanicwīpanąto wind, wrap
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwimb-—

Words derived from “wimpel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wimb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīpaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic wimpilaz →