Where does “vante” come from?

vante (Danish) comes from Old Danish wantæ, from Old Norse vǫttr, from Proto-Germanic wantuz, from Proto-Indo-European wondʰnú-, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

vante (Danish): a mitten (type of glove)

Definitions

  1. a mitten (type of glove)

Ancestry of “vante”, step by step

vante traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Danish wantæ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishwantæ—
2Old Norsevǫttrglove, mitten
3Proto-Germanicwantuzglove, mitten
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwondʰnú-glove
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

via Old Norse vantr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevantr—

Words derived from “vante”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wondʰnú- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wantuz →