Where does “winċel” come from?

winċel (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic *winkil, from Proto-Indo-European wenǵ- — neck, cheek.

winċel (Old English): child; servant; slave

Definitions

  1. child; servant; slave

Ancestry of “winċel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*winkil—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwenǵ-neck, cheek

Words derived from “winċel”

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