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Where does “wingjan” come from?

wingjan (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic winkaną, from Proto-Indo-European wenǵ- — neck, cheek.

Ancestry of “wingjan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwinkanąto move side to side, sway
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwenǵ-neck, cheek

Words derived from “wingjan”

  • ghignare
  • ghigno
  • guigner
  • guignon
  • guignol
  • guignolade
  • ghinion
  • guignier
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