Where does “wendbaar” come from?

wendbaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch wenden, from Middle Dutch wenden, from Old Dutch wenden, from Proto-West Germanic *wandijan, from Proto-Germanic wandijaną, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

wendbaar (Dutch): nimble, agile; versatile, manoeuvrable

Definitions

  1. nimble, agile; versatile, manoeuvrable

Ancestry of “wendbaar”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wendbaar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wandijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *wandijan →