Winkel

• (Noord-Holland) First attested as winckele in 1298. Derived from Middle Dutch winkel (“corner, enclosed piece of land”).
• (Noord-Brabant) Derived from winkel (“enclosed piece of land, corner”).

The surname derives from one of the senses of winkel or from one of several toponyms.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɪŋ.kəl/

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• Hyphenation: Win‧kel
• Rhymes: -ɪŋkəl
• Homophone: winkel

Winkel

1. a village and former municipality of Hollands Kroon, North Holland, Netherlands
2. a hamlet in Cranendonck, North Brabant, Netherlands
3. a surname

• Lutjewinkel

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “winkel”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

From Middle High German winkel, from Old High German winkil, from Proto-West Germanic *winkil (“angle, corner”), from Proto-Indo-European *weng- (“to bend, bow, arch, curve”). Cognate with Dutch winkel, Old English wincel.

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɪŋkəl/, [ˈvɪŋ.kl̩], [ˈʋ-]

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Winkel m (strong, genitive Winkels, plural Winkel, diminutive Winkelchen n)

1. angle, nook; corner (seen from the inside)

   Synonyms: Ecke, Nische

2. (geometry) angle (figure, measure thereof)
3. (ball games, short for Torwinkel) one of the two areas of a goal near where the post and crossbar meet; This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

   Coordinate term: (area between post and goalline) Ecke

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• → Polish: winkiel
• → Silesian: winkel

• “Winkel” in Duden online
• “Winkel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

From Middle High German winkel, from Old High German winkil, from Proto-West Germanic *winkil. Compare German Winkel, Dutch winkel.

Winkel m (plural Winkel)

1. square
2. angle
3. corner
4. gusset