winkel

(Inglés)

winkelen

to shop, to go shopping (mainly for luxury goods, rather than groceries: compare boodschappen doen)

Frecuencia

A2
Pronunciado como (IPA)
/ˈʋɪŋ.kəl/
Etimología (Inglés)

In summary

From Middle Dutch winkel (“corner”), from Old Dutch winkel, from Proto-West Germanic *winkil, from Proto-Indo-European *weng- (“to bend, bow, arch, curve”). Cognate with German Winkel, Old English wincel. The meaning "shop" is derived from the meaning "corner in which merchandise is stalled".

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