Where does “gevind” come from?

gevind (Danish) comes from German Gewinde, from German winden, from Middle High German winden, from Old High German wintan, from Proto-Germanic windaną, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

gevind (Danish): a thread, screw thread

Definitions

  1. a thread, screw thread

Ancestry of “gevind”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGewindethread
2Germanwindento wind; to twist; to twirl; to squirm; to writhe
3Middle High Germanwinden—
4Old High Germanwintanto wind, to wrap
5Proto-Germanicwindanąto wind, to wrap
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →