Where does “Eigernordwand” come from?
Eigernordwand (German) comes from German Nordwand, from German wand, from Middle Dutch gewant, from Old Dutch giwant, from Old High German wenten, from Proto-West Germanic *wandijan, from Proto-Germanic wandijaną, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.
Eigernordwand (German): north face of the Eiger
Definitions
- north face of the Eiger
Ancestry of “Eigernordwand”, step by step
Eigernordwand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Nordwand
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Nordwand | northern wall/face |
| 2 | German | wand | first/third-person singular preterite of winden |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | gewant | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | giwant | — |
| 5 | Old High German | wenten | to turn |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *wandijan | to turn |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wandijaną | to turn |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |
via German Eiger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Eiger | — |