Where does “Winde” come from?

Winde (German) comes from Middle High German winde, from Old High German winda, from Proto-Germanic windaną, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

Winde (German): winch, windlass; bindweed; plural of Wind

Definitions

  1. winch, windlass; bindweed; plural of Wind

Ancestry of “Winde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwinde—
2Old High Germanwindawinch
3Proto-Germanicwindanąto wind, to wrap
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic windaną →Every word from Old High German winda →