Where does “guindeau” come from?

guindeau (French) comes from Old French guindas, from Old Norse vindáss, from Old Norse vinda, from Proto-Germanic windaną, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

guindeau (French): windlass

Definitions

  1. windlass

Ancestry of “guindeau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchguindas—
2Old Norsevindásswindlass
3Old Norsevindato twist, wring, squeeze, wind; to wind, hoist;...
4Proto-Germanicwindanąto wind, to wrap
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic windaną →Every word from Old Norse vinda →