Where does “buurtwinkel” come from?

buurtwinkel (Dutch) comes from Dutch winkel, from Middle Dutch winkel, from Old Dutch winkel, from Proto-West Germanic *winkil, from Proto-Indo-European wenǵ- — neck, cheek.

buurtwinkel (Dutch): a convenience store situated in a residential...

Definitions

  1. a convenience store situated in a residential...

Ancestry of “buurtwinkel”, step by step

buurtwinkel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch winkel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwinkelshop; corner, as in winkelhaak
2Middle Dutchwinkelcorner
3Old Dutchwinkel—
4Proto-West Germanic*winkilsomething bent, twisted
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwenǵ-neck, cheek

via Dutch buurt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbuurtneighborhood, part of town; vicinity, proximity
2Middle Dutchbuurtdistrict
3Middle Dutchghebuertesurroundings
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenǵ- →