wencel

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wankil (“one who totters, staggerer", hence "toddler”), related to Proto-West Germanic *wankijan (“to sway, waver”). Cognate with Middle High German wenkel (“small movement”), Old Dutch wankilhēt (“unsteadiness, despondency”). Related also to Old English wancol (“unstable, wavering, fickle”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwen.t͡ʃel/

Noun

wenċel n

  1. child
  2. servant or slave

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative wenċel wenclu
accusative wenċel wenclu
genitive wencles wencla
dative wencle wenclum

Descendants

  • Middle English: wenchel, wenche
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