Where does “wending” come from?

wending (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.

wending (Dutch): turn, chance to do something; turn of events,...

Definitions

  1. turn, chance to do something; turn of events,...

Ancestry of “wending”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wandijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *wandijan →
wending — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer