Where does “vääntäytyä” come from?

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

vääntäytyä (Finnish): To bend oneself; To go someplace despite...

Definitions

  1. To bend oneself; To go someplace despite...

Ancestry of “vääntäytyä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishvääntääTo wrench, twist
2Proto-Finnicväntädäkto twist
3Proto-Germanicwandijanąto turn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

Words derived from “vääntäytyä”

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