Where does “Glaswand” come from?

Glaswand (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.

Glaswand (German): glass wall

Definitions

  1. glass wall

Ancestry of “Glaswand”, step by step

Glaswand 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 glas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanglasglass
2Old High Germanglas
3Proto-West Germanicglasglass
4Proto-Germanicglasąglass
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

Words derived from “Glaswand

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ-
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