Where does “wyncen” come from?

wyncen (Middle English) comes from Frankish wankijan, from Proto-Germanic wankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European weng- — to bend, bow, arch, curve; to bow, be bent; to...

wyncen (Middle English): To pull back or flinch

Definitions

  1. To pull back or flinch

Ancestry of “wyncen”, step by step

wyncen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Frankish wankijan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishwankijanto sway, falter; to stagger, sway; to wave
2Proto-Germanicwankijanąto sway; to sway; waver
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweng-to bend, bow, arch, curve; to bow, be bent; to...

via Anglo-Norman winchir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanwinchir—
2Proto-Germanicwankjan—

Words derived from “wyncen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wankijaną →Every word from Frankish wankijan →