Where does “winkel” come from?

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

winkel (German): angle, nook; corner seen from the inside

Definitions

  1. angle, nook; corner seen from the inside

Ancestry of “winkel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwinkel
2Old High Germanwinkilcorner
3Proto-Germanic*winkil
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwenǵ-neck, cheek

Words derived from “winkel

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic *winkilEvery word from Old High German winkil