Where does “Winkel” come from?

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

Winkel (Pennsylvania German): square; angle; corner

Definitions

  1. square; angle; corner

Ancestry of “Winkel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwinkel—
2Old High Germanwinkilcorner
3Proto-Germanic*winkil—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwenǵ-neck, cheek
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *winkil →Every word from Old High German winkil →