Where does “zomerzonnewende” come from?

zomerzonnewende (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.

zomerzonnewende (Dutch): summer solstice

Definitions

  1. summer solstice

Ancestry of “zomerzonnewende”, step by step

zomerzonnewende 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 zomer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzomersummer
2Middle Dutchsōmersummer
3Old Dutchsumar—
4Proto-Germanicsumarazsummer
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥m-aro-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-h₂-ó-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansemh₂-summer, year
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wandijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *wandijan →