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Where does “Energiewende” come from?

Energiewende (German) comes from German Wende, from Middle High German winde, from Old High German winda, from Proto-Germanic windaną, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

Energiewende (German): energy transition, the transition from energy...

Definitions

  1. energy transition, the transition from energy...

Ancestry of “Energiewende”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWendeturn; turnaround; tacking
2Middle High Germanwinde—
3Old High Germanwindawinch
4Proto-Germanicwindanąto wind, to wrap
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

Words derived from “Energiewende”

  • Energiewende
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