Where does “Amperewindung” come from?
Amperewindung (German) comes from German Windung, from German winden, from Middle High German winden, from Old High German wintan, from Proto-Germanic windaną, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.
Amperewindung (German): ampere-turn
Definitions
- ampere-turn
Ancestry of “Amperewindung”, step by step
Amperewindung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Windung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Windung | torsion; turn; coil |
| 2 | German | winden | to wind; to twist; to twirl; to squirm; to writhe |
| 3 | Middle High German | winden | — |
| 4 | Old High German | wintan | to wind, to wrap |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | windaną | to wind, to wrap |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |
via German Ampere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Ampere | The ampere, unit of electrical current |