Where does “vääntyä” come from?

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

vääntyä (Finnish): to be bent, be twisted

Definitions

  1. to be bent, be twisted

Ancestry of “vääntyä”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vääntyä”

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