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
  • Old Frisian: winkel
  • Old Saxon: *winkil
  • Old Dutch: winkel
    • Middle Dutch: winkel
      • Dutch: winkel (“shop”)
        • Afrikaans: winkel (see there for further descendants)
        • Negerhollands: winkel
        • → Aukan: wenkii
        • → Malay: bengkel
        • → Saramaccan: wenkè
        • → Sranan Tongo: winkri
          • → Kari'na: wenkele
          • → Trió: winkëri
  • Old High German: winkil
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