Where does “venda” come from?

venda (Faroese) comes from Old Norse venda, from Proto-Germanic wandijaną, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

venda (Faroese): to turn

Definitions

  1. to turn

Ancestry of “venda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevenda—
2Proto-Germanicwandijanąto turn
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wandijaną →Every word from Old Norse venda →