Where does “*wimpil” come from?

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

*wimpil (Proto-West Germanic): head scarf

Definitions

  1. head scarf

Ancestry of “*wimpil”, step by step

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

Words derived from “*wimpil”

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