Where does “Vink” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Vink”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchvinkA chaffinch; One of many other birds of the...
2Middle Dutchvinke—
3Proto-Germanicfinkizfinch
4Proto-Indo-European(s)pingoschaffinch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pingos →Every word from Proto-Germanic finkiz →Every word from Middle Dutch vinke →