Where does “vink” come from?

vink (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch vinke, from Proto-Germanic finkiz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pingos — chaffinch.

vink (Dutch): A chaffinch; One of many other birds of the...

Definitions

  1. A chaffinch; One of many other birds of the...

Ancestry of “vink”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchvinke
2Proto-Germanicfinkizfinch
3Proto-Indo-European(s)pingoschaffinch

Words derived from “vink

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pingosEvery word from Proto-Germanic finkizEvery word from Middle Dutch vinke