An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/winseln

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winken

An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, W
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

winseln

Winter

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2557716An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, W — winselnJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

winseln, verb, ‘to whine, whimper,’ from the equivalent Middle High German winseln, an intensive of Middle High German winsen, Old High German winsôn, winisôn, weak verb, ‘to lament.’ Probably derived, like wimmern (wiehern), from the Teutonic root hwī̆. Its connection with weinen is less probable.