bénkhan
Cimbrian
verb-weak
Definitions
- to wave (one's hand)
- to beckon
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German winken inherited from Old High German winken inherited from Proto-Germanic *winkijaną (move side to side, sway).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*winkijaną
Gloss
move side to side, sway
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- God wink English
- eyewink English
- tiddlywinks English
- wink English
- winker English
- winketh English
- winkfest English
- winksome English
- winky English
- winken German
- zuwinken German
- *winkijaną Proto-Germanic
- ウインク Japanese
- winken Middle English
- winken Old High German
- winken Middle High German
- wénken Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *winkijan gmw-pro