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

Definitions

  1. That winds upwards

Ancestry of “upwinding”, step by step

upwinding traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via English up

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishupAway from the surface of the Earth or other...
2Middle Englishupto a vertical axis
3Old Englishuppup; upstairs
4Proto-West Germanic*upp—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic windaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *windan →