Where does “vinde” come from?
vinde (Danish) comes from Old Danish winnæ, from Old Norse vinna, from Proto-Germanic winnaną, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.
vinde (Danish): reel; indefinite plural of vind; win
Definitions
- reel; indefinite plural of vind; win
Ancestry of “vinde”, step by step
vinde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Danish winnæ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Danish | winnæ | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | vinna | to accomplish |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | winnaną | to swink; to labour, toil; to win, gain |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wenh₁- | to love |
via Old Norse vinda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | vinda | to twist, wring, squeeze, wind; to wind, hoist;... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | windaną | to wind, to wrap |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |
Words derived from “vinde”