Where does “winkel” come from?

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

winkel (Middle Dutch): corner

Definitions

  1. corner

Ancestry of “winkel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwinkel—
2Proto-West Germanic*winkilsomething bent, twisted
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwenǵ-neck, cheek

Words derived from “winkel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenǵ- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *winkil →Every word from Old Dutch winkel →