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

something bent, twisted
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)