wenken

== Dutch == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɛŋkən === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch wenken, from Old Dutch *wenken, from Proto-Germanic *wankijaną. ==== Verb ==== wenken to beckon, wave to warn by hinting with body movements ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Descendants ===== Afrikaans: wenk === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== wenken plural of wenk == Low German == === Etymology === 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. === Verb === wenken (past wenk, past participle wenkt, auxiliary verb hebben) to wave to beckon ==== Conjugation ==== == Middle Dutch == === Etymology === From Old Dutch *wenken, from Proto-Germanic *wankijaną. === Verb === wenken to sway to forsake, to become unfaithful to give a sign to wink, to give a sign with the eyes ==== Inflection ==== ==== Descendants ==== Dutch: wenken Limburgish: winke === Further reading === “wenken”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000 Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “wenken”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN