Where does “winċe” come from?

winċe (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic winkijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European wenǵ- — neck, cheek.

winċe (Old English): winch, reel

Definitions

  1. winch, reel

Ancestry of “winċe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwinkijǭ—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwenǵ-neck, cheek

Words derived from “winċe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenǵ- →