Where does “vinkel” come from?
vinkel (Swedish) comes from Middle Low German winkel, from Old Saxon winkil, from Proto-West Germanic *winkil, from Proto-Indo-European wenǵ- — neck, cheek.
vinkel (Swedish): an angle
Ancestry of “vinkel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | winkel | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | winkil | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *winkil | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wenǵ- | neck, cheek |
Words derived from “vinkel”