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
- winch, windlass; bindweed; plural of Wind
Ancestry of “Winde”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | winde | — |
| 2 | Old High German | winda | winch |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | windaną | to wind, to wrap |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |
Words derived from “Winde”