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
Ancestry of “vääntää”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | väntädäk | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wandijaną | to turn |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |
Words derived from “vääntää”