Where does “winterzonnewende” come from?

winterzonnewende (Dutch) comes from Dutch zonnewende, from Dutch wende, 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.

winterzonnewende (Dutch): winter solstice

Definitions

  1. winter solstice

Ancestry of “winterzonnewende”, step by step

winterzonnewende traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch zonnewende

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzonnewendesolstice
2Dutchwendeturnaround
3Dutchwendento direct oneself, turn; to come about
4Middle Dutchwenden—
5Old Dutchwendento wend, to turn
6Proto-West Germanic*wandijanto turn
7Proto-Germanicwandijanąto turn
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

via Dutch winter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwinterwinter
2Middle Dutchwinterwinter
3Old Dutchwinterwinter
4Proto-Germanicwintruzwinter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →