Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/winkilaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

a little turn or bend
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
      - → Xhosa: ivenkile
    - → Malay: bengkel
      - Indonesian: bengkel
Old High German: winkil
- Middle High German: winkel
  - German: Winkel
  - Luxembourgish: Wénkel

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.