Where does “wending” come from?
wending (English) comes from English wend, from Middle English wenden, from Old English wendan, from Proto-West Germanic *wandijan, from Proto-Germanic wandijaną, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.
wending (English): present participle of wend; act of going, course;...
Definitions
- present participle of wend; act of going, course;...
Ancestry of “wending”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wend | To direct (one's way or course); pursue one's way; proceed upon some course or way |
| 2 | Middle English | wenden | to travel; to go |
| 3 | Old English | wendan | to turn or change position; to change direction;... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *wandijan | to turn |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wandijaną | to turn |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |