Where does “wimpel” come from?

wimpel (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic wimpilaz, from Proto-Germanic wīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European wimb-.

wimpel (Old English): a veil, an article of women's dress; a covering...

Definitions

  1. a veil, an article of women's dress; a covering...

Ancestry of “wimpel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwimpilaza head covering; wimple; scarf; veil
2Proto-Germanicwīpanąto wind, wrap
3Proto-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 →