Where does “winkijǭ” come from?

winkijǭ (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European wenǵ- — neck, cheek.

Ancestry of “winkijǭ”, step by step

winkijǭ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European wenǵ-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwenǵ-neck, cheek

via Spanish winche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishwinchewinch

Words derived from “winkijǭ

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenǵ-