Where does “wi-n-k-” come from?

wi-n-k- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Ancestry of “wi-n-k-”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Indo-European	weyḱ-	to enter in; to settle; settlement
2	Proto-Indo-European	wey-	to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “wi-n-k-”

victory
conviction
Victoria
convince
Victorian
Vincent
victorious
convict
invincible
evince
eviction
vanquish
vancomycin
evict
Vinny
victoriously
invincibly
postconviction
reconviction
vanquisher
Victoriana
Vincentian
convincement
convinceth

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