From Middle High German winken, from Old High German winken, from Proto-Germanic *winkijaną (“to move side to side; to sway”). Cognate with German winken, and English wink (via alternative form *winkōną).
bénkhan (third-person singular present indicative bénkhet, past participle gabénkhet, auxiliary haban) (Sette Comuni)
| infinitive | bénkhan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | bénkhanten | ||||
| past participle | gabénkhet | ||||
| auxiliary | haban | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| present | ich bénkhe | bar bénkhan | i | ich bénkhe | bar bénkhan |
| du bénkhest | iart bénkhet | du bénkhest | iart bénkhet | ||
| ear bénkhet | ze bénkhent | ear bénkhe | ze bénkhan | ||
| preterite (composed) |
ich han gabénkhet | bar haban gabénkhet | ii | ich bénkhate | bar bénkhatan |
| du hast gabénkhet | iart habet gabénkhet | du bénkhatest | iart bénkhatet | ||
| ear hat gabénkhet | ze habent gabénkhet | ear bénkhate | ze bénkhatan | ||
| imperative | — | bénkhabar | |||
| bénkh (du) | bénkhet (iart) | ||||
| bénkhe (ear) | bénkhan (ze) | ||||