Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wimpilaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From the root of *wīpaną +‎ *-ilaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwim.pi.lɑz/

Noun

*wimpilaz m

  1. a head covering; wimple; scarf; veil

Inflection

Declension of *wimpilaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wimpilaz *wimpilōz, *wimpilōs
vocative *wimpil *wimpilōz, *wimpilōs
accusative *wimpilą *wimpilanz
genitive *wimpilas, *wimpilis *wimpilǫ̂
dative *wimpilai *wimpilamaz
instrumental *wimpilō *wimpilamiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *wimpil
    • Old English: wimpel, winpel
      • Middle English: wympel, wimpel, wympil, wimpul
    • Old Frisian: wimpel
    • Old Saxon: wimpal
    • Old Dutch: *wimpil
    • Old High German: wimpfal, wimpal
    • → Old French: guimple, gimple (see there for further descendants)
  • Old Norse: vimpill
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