Where does “guimpe” come from?

guimpe (Middle French) comes from Old French guimple, from Frankish wimpil, from Proto-Germanic wimpilaz, from Proto-Germanic wīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European wimb-.

Ancestry of “guimpe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchguimplewimple
2Frankishwimpilhead scarf
3Proto-Germanicwimpilaza head covering; wimple; scarf; veil
4Proto-Germanicwīpanąto wind, wrap
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwimb-

Words derived from “guimpe

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wimb-Every word from Proto-Germanic wīpanąEvery word from Proto-Germanic wimpilaz