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