Where does “vinda” come from?

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

vinda (Faroese): to wring; to wind

Definitions

  1. to wring; to wind

Ancestry of “vinda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevindato twist, wring, squeeze, wind; to wind, hoist;...
2Proto-Germanicwindanąto wind, to wrap
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic windaną →Every word from Old Norse vinda →