Where does “Gefäßwand” come from?

Gefäßwand (German) comes 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.

Gefäßwand (German): vascular wall; vessel wall

Definitions

  1. vascular wall; vessel wall

Ancestry of “Gefäßwand”, step by step

Gefäßwand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German wand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwandfirst/third-person singular preterite of winden
2Middle Dutchgewant—
3Old Dutchgiwant—
4Old High Germanwentento turn
5Proto-West Germanic*wandijanto turn
6Proto-Germanicwandijanąto turn
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

via German Gefäß

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGefäßvessel; container, jar, pot
2Old High Germangivāzi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wandijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *wandijan →