Where does “upwinding” come from?
upwinding (English) comes from English winding, from Middle English winden, from Old English windan, from Proto-West Germanic *windan, from Proto-Germanic windaną, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.
upwinding (English): That winds upwards
Ancestry of “upwinding”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | winding | present participle of wind; Something wound... |
| 2 | Middle English | winden | — |
| 3 | Old English | windan | to twist, wind, circle, curl, spiral, eddy |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *windan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | windaną | to wind, to wrap |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |