Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/winkilaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *weng- (“to bend, bow, arch, curve”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwiŋ.ki.lɑz/

Noun

*winkilaz m

1. a little turn or bend
2. corner; nook

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *winkilaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*winkilaz	*winkilōz, *winkilōs
vocative	*winkil	*winkilōz, *winkilōs
accusative	*winkilą	*winkilanz
genitive	*winkilas, *winkilis	*winkilǫ̂
dative	*winkilai	*winkilamaz
instrumental	*winkilō	*winkilamiz

Synonyms

• *hurnijǭ

Descendants

• Old English: wincel, pīnewincle
  • Middle English: *pinewinkel, *periwinkle
    • Scots: winkle (in winkle-wankle, etc.)
    • English: winkle, pennywinkle, periwinkle
• Old Frisian: winkel
  • Saterland Frisian: Winkel
  • West Frisian: winkel (“shop”)
• Old Saxon: *winkil
  • Middle Low German: winkel
    • → Icelandic: vinkill
    • → Faroese: vinkul
    • → Norwegian: vinkel
    • → Old Swedish: vinkil
      • Swedish: vinkel
    • → Danish: vinkel
• Old Dutch: winkel
  • Middle Dutch: winkel
    • Dutch: winkel (“shop”)
      • Afrikaans: winkel (see there for further descendants)
      • Negerhollands: winkel
      • → Aukan: wenkii
      • → Malay: bengkel
        • Indonesian: bengkel
      • → Saramaccan: wenkè
      • → Sranan Tongo: winkri
        • → Kari'na: wenkele
        • → Trió: winkëri
• Old High German: winkil
  • Middle High German: winkel
    • German: Winkel
    • Luxembourgish: Wénkel