wenken

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• Rhymes: -ɛŋkən

From Middle Dutch wenken, from Old Dutch *wenken, from Proto-Germanic *wankijaną.

wenken

1. to beckon, wave
2. to warn by hinting with body movements

See the etymology of the main entry.

wenken

1. Plural form of wenk

From Middle Low German wenken, from Old Saxon wenkian, from Proto-Germanic *wankijaną. See also winken and wanken from the same root. Cognate with Dutch wenken.

wenken (past wenk, past participle wenkt, auxiliary verb hebben)

1. to wave
2. to beckon

From Old Dutch *wenken, from Proto-Germanic *wankijaną.

wenken

1. to sway
2. to forsake, to become unfaithful
3. to give a sign
4. to wink, to give a sign with the eyes

• Dutch: wenken
• Limburgish: winke

• “wenken”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “wenken”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929