Where does “wentletrap” come from?
wentletrap (English) comes from Dutch wenteltrap, from German Wendeltreppe, from German Wendel, from German wenden, from Middle High German wenden, from Old High German wenten, from Proto-West Germanic *wandijan, from Proto-Germanic wandijaną — to wind, to turn.
wentletrap (English): Any of numerous species of elegant, usually...
Definitions
- Any of numerous species of elegant, usually...
Ancestry of “wentletrap”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | wenteltrap | spiral staircase; wentletrap, mollusc of the... |
| 2 | German | Wendeltreppe | spiral stairs, spiral staircase, circular stairs,... |
| 3 | German | Wendel | coil, spiral, helix; bookmark |
| 4 | German | wenden | to turn something so as to cook or roast it from... |
| 5 | Middle High German | wenden | — |
| 6 | Old High German | wenten | to turn |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *wandijan | to turn |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | wandijaną | to turn |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |