Where does “wenden” come from?

wenden (Dutch) comes 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.

wenden (Dutch): to direct oneself, turn; to come about

Definitions

  1. to direct oneself, turn; to come about

Ancestry of “wenden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwenden—
2Old Dutchwendento wend, to turn
3Proto-West Germanic*wandijanto turn
4Proto-Germanicwandijanąto turn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

Words derived from “wenden”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →