Where does “wenken” come from?

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

Ancestry of “wenken”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Saxon	wenkian	—
2	Proto-Germanic	wankijaną	to sway; to sway; waver
3	Proto-Indo-European	weng-	to bend, bow, arch, curve; to bow, be bent; to...

Words derived from “wenken”

wenken

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wankijaną →Every word from Old Saxon wenkian →