Where does “winkler” come from?

winkler (English) comes from English winkle, from English periwinkle, from Middle English pinewinkle, from Old English pīnewincle, from Latin pina, from Ancient Greek πίνη, from Ancient Greek τηρέω, from Ancient Greek -έω — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

winkler (English): One who finds and sells winkles

Definitions

  1. One who finds and sells winkles

Ancestry of “winkler”, step by step

winkler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English winkle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwinkleA periwinkle or its shell, of family...
2EnglishperiwinkleAny of several evergreen plants of the genus...
3Middle Englishpinewinkle
4Old Englishpīnewincle
5Latinpinasea pen
6Ancient Greekπίνηpen shell; pearl shell, pearl
7Ancient Greekτηρέωto watch over, take care of, guard; to have an...
8Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
9Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
10Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Ancient Greek -έωEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti