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

Energiewende traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Wende

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

via German Energie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEnergieenergy
2Ancient Greekἐνέργειᾰactivity, operation, vigour, efficiency

Words derived from “Energiewende”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic windaną →Every word from Old High German winda →