Where does “winkel” come from?

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

Ancestry of “winkel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*winkilsomething bent, twisted
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwenǵ-neck, cheek

Words derived from “winkel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenǵ- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *winkil →