Where does “wandtapijt” come from?

wandtapijt (Dutch) comes from Dutch wand, from Middle Dutch want, from Old Dutch want, from Frankish wantu, from Proto-Germanic wantuz, from Proto-Indo-European wondʰnú-, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

wandtapijt (Dutch): tapestry

Definitions

  1. tapestry

Ancestry of “wandtapijt”, step by step

wandtapijt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch wand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwandwall; face
2Middle Dutchwantbecause, for; A glove, mitten
3Old Dutchwantwall
4Frankishwantuglove; mitten; glove
5Proto-Germanicwantuzglove, mitten
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwondʰnú-glove
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

via Dutch tapijt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtapijtcarpet
2Middle Dutchtapijt—
3Old Frenchtapizcarpet; rug
4Vulgar Latintappetium—
5Latintapēsrug, carpet
6Ancient Greekτάπηςcarpet, rug, mat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wondʰnú- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wantuz →