Where does “winkil” come from?
winkil (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic *winkil, from Proto-Indo-European wenǵ- — neck, cheek.
Ancestry of “winkil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *winkil | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | wenǵ- | neck, cheek |
Words derived from “winkil”