Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/winkil

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From *winkijan (“to bend”) +‎ *-il.

Noun

*winkil m

1. something bent, twisted
2. corner, nook

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*winkil
Genitive	*winkilas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*winkil	*winkilō, *winkilōs
Accusative	*winkil	*winkilā
Genitive	*winkilas	*winkilō
Dative	*winkilē	*winkilum
Instrumental	*winkilu	*winkilum

Alternative reconstructions

• *winkul

Descendants

• Old English: wincel
  • Middle English: *winkel, *winkle
    • English: winkle
    • Scots: wingle
• Old Frisian: winkel
  • Saterland Frisian: Winkel
  • West Frisian: winkel (“shop”)
• Old Saxon: *winkil
  • Middle Low German: winkel
    • German 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 (see there for further descendants)
    • Luxembourgish: Wénkel
    • Yiddish: ווינקל (vinkl)