Where does “Gänterli” come from?

Gänterli (Alemannic German) comes from French ganter, from French gant, from Latin wantus, from Frankish wantu, from Proto-Germanic wantuz, from Proto-Indo-European wondʰnú-, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

Gänterli (Alemannic German): cabinet, cupboard

Definitions

  1. cabinet, cupboard

Ancestry of “Gänterli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchganterto glove
2Frenchgantglove
3Latinwantusglove
4Frankishwantuglove; mitten; glove
5Proto-Germanicwantuzglove, mitten
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwondʰnú-glove
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →