Where does “Gewand” come from?

Gewand (German) comes 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.

Gewand (German): garment

Definitions

  1. garment

Ancestry of “Gewand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchgewant—
2Old Dutchgiwant—
3Old High Germanwentento turn
4Proto-West Germanic*wandijanto turn
5Proto-Germanicwandijanąto turn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

Words derived from “Gewand”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wandijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *wandijan →