Where does “wenken” come from?

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

wenken (Middle Dutch): to sway; to forsake, to become unfaithful; to...

Definitions

  1. to sway; to forsake, to become unfaithful; to...

Ancestry of “wenken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwenken—
2Proto-Germanicwankijanąto sway; to sway; waver
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweng-to bend, bow, arch, curve; to bow, be bent; to...

Words derived from “wenken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wankijaną →Every word from Old Dutch wenken →
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