Where does “wenċel” come from?

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

wenċel (Old English): child

Definitions

  1. child

Ancestry of “wenċel”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wenċel”

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