Where does “toewenden” come from?

toewenden (Dutch) comes from Dutch toe, from Middle Dutch toe, from Old Dutch tuo, from Proto-West Germanic *tō, from Proto-Germanic tō, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

toewenden (Dutch): to turn to

Definitions

  1. to turn to

Ancestry of “toewenden”, step by step

toewenden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch toe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtoeadverbial form of tot; after, afterwards; shut,...
2Middle Dutchtoeto, towards; up to; until
3Old Dutchtuo—
4Proto-West Germanic*tō—
5Proto-Germanictōto
6Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

via Dutch wenden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwendento direct oneself, turn; to come about
2Middle Dutchwenden—
3Old Dutchwendento wend, to turn
4Proto-West Germanic*wandijanto turn
5Proto-Germanicwandijanąto turn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European de →Every word from Proto-Germanic tō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *tō →