Where does “manwinding” come from?

manwinding (English) comes from English MAN, from English manual, from Middle English manuel, from Anglo-Norman manuel, from Old French manual, from Latin manuālis, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus — human being; man; hand.

manwinding (English): The transportation of workers up and down a mine by means of cages that are raised and lowered

Definitions

  1. The transportation of workers up and down a mine by means of cages that are raised and lowered

Ancestry of “manwinding”, step by step

manwinding traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English MAN

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMANInitialism of Metropolitan Area Network
2EnglishmanualA handbook; A booklet that instructs on the usage...
3Middle Englishmanuel
4Anglo-Normanmanuelmanual; done with the hands; handle; manual;...
5Old Frenchmanual
6Latinmanuālishand
7Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
8Proto-Italicmanushand
9Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

via English winding

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishwindingpresent participle of wind; Something wound...
2Middle Englishwinden
3Old Englishwindanto twist, wind, circle, curl, spiral, eddy
4Proto-West Germanic*windan
5Proto-Germanicwindanąto wind, to wrap
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European man-Every word from Proto-Italic manusEvery word from Latin manus