Where does “vääntäjä” come from?

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

vääntäjä (Finnish): twister one who twists

Definitions

  1. twister one who twists

Ancestry of “vääntäjä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishvääntääTo wrench, twist
2Proto-Finnicväntädäkto twist
3Proto-Germanicwandijanąto turn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wandijaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic väntädäk →