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
Ancestry of “wenken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Low German | wenken | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | wenkian | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wankijaną | to sway; to sway; waver |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weng- | to bend, bow, arch, curve; to bow, be bent; to... |