wynche
Middle English
/ˈwintʃ(ə)/
noun
Definitions
- A long bore or shaft dug in order to extract water from.
- (rare) A machine for lifting or hoisting; a winch.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English winċe inherited from Proto-Germanic *winkijǭ.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*winkijǭ
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- unwinch English
- winch English
- winchable English
- wincher English
- winchless English
- winchline English
- winchman English
- *weng- Proto-Indo-European
- vinsj Norwegian Bokmål
- *winkijǭ Proto-Germanic
- vinsch Swedish
- ウインチ Japanese
- vinsj Norwegian Nynorsk
- winċe Old English
- winche Middle English
- ونش Arabic
- vinč Serbo-Croatian
- guinche Galician
- guincho Galician
- vinç Turkish
- vinç Albanian
- winis Tok Pisin
- winisim Tok Pisin