winch (v.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[winch 词源字典]
"to hoist with a winch," 1520s, from winch (n.). Related: Winched; winching.[winch etymology, winch origin, 英语词源]
winch (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
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.