Where does “Wandteppich” come from?

Wandteppich (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.

Wandteppich (German): tapestry cloth hung on a wall, wall hanging

Definitions

  1. tapestry cloth hung on a wall, wall hanging

Ancestry of “Wandteppich”, step by step

Wandteppich 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 teppich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanteppichrug, carpet cloth covering for a floor
2Middle High Germanteppich—
3Old High Germanteppih—
4Englishtappedsimple past tense and past participle of tap;...
5Latintapicus—
6Latintapēsrug, carpet
7Ancient Greekτάπηςcarpet, rug, mat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →