Where does “vääntää” come from?

vääntää (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic väntädäk, from Proto-Germanic wandijaną, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

vääntää (Finnish): To wrench, twist

Definitions

  1. To wrench, twist

Ancestry of “vääntää”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicväntädäkto twist
2Proto-Germanicwandijanąto turn
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

Words derived from “vääntää”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wandijaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic väntädäk →
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