wenken
Middle Dutch
verb
Definitions
- to sway
- to forsake, to become unfaithful
- to give a sign
- to wink, to give a sign with the eyes
Etymology
Inherited from Old Dutch *wenken inherited from Proto-Germanic *wankijaną (sway, waver).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*wankijaną
Gloss
sway, waver
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- wenken Dutch, Flemish
- *wankijaną Proto-Germanic
- *wankilą Proto-Germanic
- *wenken Old Dutch
- wenkian Old Saxon
- *wenkijan, *wankijan Frankish