Old English · noun
wince
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
Meaning
winch, reel
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *winkijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *weng- (“to bow, bend, arch, curve”). Related to the verb wincian (“to wink”).
Descendants
winch
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