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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”

  • wench
  • wencher
  • wenchy
  • wenchless
  • wenchly
  • wenchlike
  • wenchhood
  • wenchish
  • wenchiness
  • wenchful
  • wenchdom
  • wench
  • wenche
  • wenchel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenǵ- →