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Where does “wankilą” come from?

wankilą (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic wankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European weng- — to bend, bow, arch, curve; to bow, be bent; to...

Ancestry of “wankilą”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwankijanąto sway; to sway; waver
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweng-to bend, bow, arch, curve; to bow, be bent; to...

Words derived from “wankilą”

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