Where does “vinkl” come from?

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

vinkl (Serbo-Croatian): goniometer; measuring device

Definitions

  1. goniometer; measuring device

Ancestry of “vinkl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwinkelangle, nook; corner seen from the inside
2Middle High Germanwinkel—
3Old High Germanwinkilcorner
4Proto-Germanic*winkil—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwenǵ-neck, cheek
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *winkil →Every word from Old High German winkil →