Where does “Sprossenwand” come from?

Sprossenwand (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.

Sprossenwand (German): wall bars

Definitions

  1. wall bars

Ancestry of “Sprossenwand”, step by step

Sprossenwand 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 Sprosse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSprosserung, step, rundle; branch, tine, prong; sprout
2Middle High Germansprozze—
3Old High Germansprozzorung
4Proto-Germanicsprutôa shoot, sprout
5Proto-Germanicspreutanąto sprout; to spring, come out
6Proto-Indo-Europeansprewd-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →
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