Where does “vinkkeli” come from?

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

vinkkeli (Finnish): right angle

Definitions

  1. right angle

Ancestry of “vinkkeli”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vinkkeli”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenǵ- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *winkil →Every word from Old Saxon winkil →