Proto-Indo-European

*weng-

‘to bow, to bend, to arch, to curve’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *weng-.

3 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *weng-, most familiar first.

• glance ← glenchen
• wink ← wynken ← wincian ← *winkōn
• winch ← wynche ← winċe ← *winkijǭ

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *weng-