Winch
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late Old English wince ‘reel, pulley’, of Germanic origin; related to the verb wink. The verb dates from the early 16th century.
wiktionary
From Middle English wynche, from Old English winċe, from Proto-Germanic *winkijǭ, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *weng-(“to bow, bend, arch, curve”), whence also wink.
See wince.
etymonline
winch (n.)
late 13c., from Old English wince "winch, pulley," from Proto-Germanic *winkja-, from PIE *weng- "to bend, curve" (see wink (v.)). Perhaps so called in reference to the bent handle.
winch (v.)
"to hoist with a winch," 1520s, from winch (n.). Related: Winched; winching.
