Winkel

• (Noord-Holland) First attested as winckele in 1298. Derived from Middle Dutch winkel (“corner, enclosed piece of land”).
• (Noord-Brabant) Derived from winkel (“enclosed piece of land, corner”).

The surname derives from one of the senses of winkel or from one of several toponyms.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɪŋ.kəl/

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• Hyphenation: Win‧kel
• Rhymes: -ɪŋkəl
• Homophone: winkel

Winkel

1. A village and former municipality of Hollands Kroon, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
2. A hamlet in Cranendonck, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
3. a surname

• Lutjewinkel

• van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “winkel”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

From Middle High German winkel, from Old High German winkil, from Proto-Germanic *winkilaz (“angle, corner”), from Proto-Indo-European *weng- (“to bend, bow, arch, curve”). Compare Dutch winkel, Old English wincel.

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɪŋkl̩], [ˈvɪŋkəl]

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1. (geometry) angle (measure, figure)
2. corner, nook
3. chevron

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• → Polish: winkiel

• “Winkel” in Duden online
• “Winkel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Compare Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), Dutch winkel.

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1. square
2. angle
3. corner
4. gusset