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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishqueue
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 keh₂udeh₂Every word from Proto-Italic kaudāEvery word from Latin cauda