Where does “perwinke” come from?
perwinke (Middle English) comes from Old English perfince, from Latin pervinca, from Latin vinciō, from Proto-Indo-European wi-n-k-, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Ancestry of “perwinke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | perfince | — |
| 2 | Latin | pervinca | — |
| 3 | Latin | vinciō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wi-n-k- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |
Words derived from “perwinke”