Where does “kovending” come from?

kovending (Danish) comes from Danish kø, from French queue, from Middle French queu, from Old French cue, from Vulgar Latin coda, from Latin cauda, from Proto-Italic kaudā, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂.

kovending (Danish): change in direction, especially if surprising or awkward

Definitions

  1. change in direction, especially if surprising or awkward

Ancestry of “kovending”, step by step

kovending traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish kø

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkøqueue
2Frenchqueuetail; queue, line; cue
3Middle Frenchqueu—
4Old Frenchcuetail
5Vulgar Latincodatail
6LatincaudaA tail
7Proto-Italickaudātail
8Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂udeh₂—

via Danish vending

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishvendinga saying, phrase
2Danishvendeto turn; to turn over
3Old Danishwændæ—
4Old Norsevenda—
5Proto-Germanicwandijanąto turn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic kaudā →Every word from Latin cauda →