Where does “vink” come from?
vink (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch vink, from Middle Dutch vinke, from Proto-Germanic finkiz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pingos — chaffinch.
vink (Afrikaans): A finch
Ancestry of “vink”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vink | A chaffinch; One of many other birds of the... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | vinke | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | finkiz | finch |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pingos | chaffinch |
Words derived from “vink”