Where does “winkel” come from?

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

Ancestry of “winkel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonwinkil—
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 Saxon winkil →