Where does “näkövinkkeli” come from?

näkövinkkeli (Finnish) comes from Finnish vinkkeli, from Swedish vinkel, from Middle Low German winkel, from Old Saxon winkil, from Proto-West Germanic *winkil, from Proto-Indo-European wenǵ- — neck, cheek.

näkövinkkeli (Finnish): perspective, point of view

Definitions

  1. perspective, point of view

Ancestry of “näkövinkkeli”, step by step

näkövinkkeli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vinkkeli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvinkkeliright angle
2Swedishvinkelan angle
3Middle Low Germanwinkel—
4Old Saxonwinkil—
5Proto-West Germanic*winkilsomething bent, twisted
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwenǵ-neck, cheek

via Finnish näkö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnäkösight, vision, eyesight; look, looks; face
2Proto-Finnicnäkosight, vision; look, appearance; face
3Proto-Finnic-oForms action/result nouns from verbs
4Proto-Uralic-w—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenǵ- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *winkil →Every word from Old Saxon winkil →