Where does “Wendel” come from?
Wendel (German) comes from German wenden, from Middle High German wenden, from Old High German wenten, from Proto-West Germanic *wandijan, from Proto-Germanic wandijaną, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.
Wendel (German): coil, spiral, helix; bookmark
Definitions
- coil, spiral, helix; bookmark
Ancestry of “Wendel”, step by step
Wendel traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German wenden
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wenden | to turn something so as to cook or roast it from... |
| 2 | Middle High German | wenden | — |
| 3 | Old High German | wenten | to turn |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *wandijan | to turn |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wandijaną | to turn |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |
via Proto-West Germanic *Wandil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *Wandil | a Vandal |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wandilaz | wanderer; Vandal; Vendil |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ-eh₂- | — |