Where does “wenchel” come from?

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

wenchel (Middle English): girl; maiden; child

Definitions

  1. girl; maiden; child

Ancestry of “wenchel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwenċelchild
2Proto-Germanicwankilą—
3Proto-Germanicwankijanąto sway; to sway; waver
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweng-to bend, bow, arch, curve; to bow, be bent; to...

Words derived from “wenchel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wankijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic wankilą →