Where does “vinkki” come from?
vinkki (Finnish) comes from Swedish vink, from German Wink, from German winken, from Middle High German winken, from Old High German winken, from Proto-West Germanic winkijan, from Proto-West Germanic winkōn, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn — he, she.
vinkki (Finnish): hint; tip
Definitions
- hint; tip
Ancestry of “vinkki”, step by step
vinkki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish vink
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | vink | a wave (a movement of the hand) |
| 2 | German | Wink | sign; hint, cue, suggestion |
| 3 | German | winken | to wave; to beckon |
| 4 | Middle High German | winken | — |
| 5 | Old High German | winken | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | winkijan | to bend, flex |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | winkōn | to blink, wink, close one's eyes; to wave, nod |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 13 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Middle Low German Weinecke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | Weinecke | — |