Where does “winkil” come from?

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

winkil (Old High German): corner

Definitions

  1. corner

Ancestry of “winkil”, step by step

winkil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic *winkil

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

via Proto-West Germanic *winkil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*winkilsomething bent, twisted

Words derived from “winkil”

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