Where does “wenken” come from?

wenken (Low German) comes from Middle Low German wenken, from Old Saxon wenkian, from Proto-Germanic wankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European weng- — to bend, bow, arch, curve; to bow, be bent; to...

wenken (Low German): to wave; to beckon

Definitions

  1. to wave; to beckon

Ancestry of “wenken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanwenken—
2Old Saxonwenkian—
3Proto-Germanicwankijanąto sway; to sway; waver
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweng-to bend, bow, arch, curve; to bow, be bent; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wankijaną →Every word from Old Saxon wenkian →