Where does “windles” come from?
windles (English) comes from English windlass, from Middle English windas, from Anglo-Norman windase, from Old Norse vindáss, from Old Norse vinda, from Proto-Germanic windaną, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.
windles (English): plural of windle; A winch, a windlass
Definitions
- plural of windle; A winch, a windlass
Ancestry of “windles”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | windlass | Any of various forms of winch, in which a rope or... |
| 2 | Middle English | windas | windlass |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | windase | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | vindáss | windlass |
| 5 | Old Norse | vinda | to twist, wring, squeeze, wind; to wind, hoist;... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | windaną | to wind, to wrap |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |