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Where does “vääntö” come from?

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

vääntö (Finnish): twist, torsion; A tough negotiation; Short for...

Definitions

  1. twist, torsion; A tough negotiation; Short for...

Ancestry of “vääntö”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishvääntääTo wrench, twist
2Proto-Finnicväntädäk—
3Proto-Germanicwandijanąto turn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →