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
Ancestry of “venda”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | venda | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wandijaną | to turn |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |