Where does “windase” come from?

windase (Anglo-Norman) comes from Old Norse vindáss, from Old Norse vinda, from Proto-Germanic windaną, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

Ancestry of “windase”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Norse	vindáss	windlass
2	Old Norse	vinda	to twist, wring, squeeze, wind; to wind, hoist;...
3	Proto-Germanic	windaną	to wind, to wrap
4	Proto-Indo-European	wendʰ-	to wind, to turn

Words derived from “windase”

windlass
windles
wyndas
wyndace
windas

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