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.
Ancestry of “winkel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | winkel | — |
| 2 | Old High German | winkil | corner |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *winkil | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wenǵ- | neck, cheek |