vink
Afrikaans
/fəŋk/
noun
Definitions
- A finch.
Etymology
Inherited from Dutch, Flemish vink (finch) inherited from Middle Dutch vinke inherited from Proto-Germanic *finkiz.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*finkiz
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bloedvink Dutch, Flemish
- distelvink Dutch, Flemish
- goudvink Dutch, Flemish
- luistervink Dutch, Flemish
- vink Dutch, Flemish
- *(s)pingos Proto-Indo-European
- *finkiz Proto-Germanic
- finc Old English
- finċ Old English
- vinke Middle Dutch
- *fink Old Frisian