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winkel.

shop, store (establishment that sells goods to the public)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʋɪŋ.kəl/
  1. shop, store (establishment that sells goods to the public)

    masculine
    Ik ga naar de winkel om wat boodschappen te doen.
    Die winkel verkoopt de mooiste handgemaakte sieraden.
  2. a shop, service point

    masculine
  3. a corner, as in winkelhaak

    masculine · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch winkel (“corner”), from Old Dutch winkel, from Proto-West Germanic *winkil, from Proto-Indo-European *weng- (“to bend, bow, arch, curve”). Cognate with German Winkel, Old English wincel. The meaning "shop" is derived from the meaning "corner in which merchandise is stalled".

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