Where does “winding” come from?
Winding derives from Middle English -ing, Old English -ing, and Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁-, originally meaning to turn or bend.
winding (English): present participle of wind; Something wound...
Definitions
- present participle of wind; Something wound...
Ancestry of “winding”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | winden | — |
| 2 | Old English | windan | to twist, wind, circle, curl, spiral, eddy |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *windan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | windaną | to wind, to wrap |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |
Words derived from “winding”