Where does “windingly” come from?

windingly (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.

windingly (English): With a winding motion or pattern

Definitions

  1. With a winding motion or pattern

Ancestry of “windingly”, step by step

windingly 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 ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic windaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *windan →