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Where does “wankijan” come from?

wankijan (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic wankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European weng- — to bend, bow, arch, curve; to bow, be bent; to...

wankijan (Frankish): to sway, falter; to stagger, sway; to wave

Definitions

  1. to sway, falter; to stagger, sway; to wave

Ancestry of “wankijan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwankijanąto sway; to sway; waver
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweng-to bend, bow, arch, curve; to bow, be bent; to...

Words derived from “wankijan”

  • guenchir
  • guenchir
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