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1. Etymology of the English word wink

the English word wink
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *wenkanan

Derivations in English

eyewink, hoodwink, winker, lapwing, tiddlywinks, winked, winking

Cognates

Dutch wenken, German winken

2. Etymology of the English word wink

derived from the English word wink
derived from the English word tiddlywinks
derived from the English word wink
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *wenkanan




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