wimpel

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch wimpel, from Old Dutch *wimpil, from Proto-West Germanic *wimpil, from Proto-Germanic *wimpilaz.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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wimpel m (plural wimpels, diminutive wimpeltje n)

  1. pennon, pennant, streamer

Derived terms

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Middle English

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Noun

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wimpel

  1. Alternative form of wympel

Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *wimpilaz.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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wimpel m

  1. a veil, an article of women's dress; a covering for the neck, a cloak, a hood
    • Wimple goldgewefenumA gold woven wimple. (Hpt. Gl. 506, 63.)

Descendants

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