Where does “Beugewinkel” come from?

Beugewinkel (German) comes from German winkel, from Middle High German winkel, from Old High German winkil, from Proto-Germanic *winkil, from Proto-Indo-European wenǵ- — neck, cheek.

Beugewinkel (German): flexion angle

Definitions

  1. flexion angle

Ancestry of “Beugewinkel”, step by step

Beugewinkel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German winkel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwinkelangle, nook; corner seen from the inside
2Middle High Germanwinkel—
3Old High Germanwinkilcorner
4Proto-Germanic*winkil—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwenǵ-neck, cheek

via German Beuge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBeugebend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *winkil →Every word from Old High German winkil →