Where does “Windung” come from?

Windung (German) comes from German winden, from Middle High German winden, from Old High German wintan, from Proto-Germanic windaną, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

Windung (German): torsion; turn; coil

Definitions

  1. torsion; turn; coil

Ancestry of “Windung”, step by step

Windung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German winden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwindento wind; to twist; to twirl; to squirm; to writhe
2Middle High Germanwinden—
3Old High Germanwintanto wind, to wrap
4Proto-Germanicwindanąto wind, to wrap
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

via Old English windan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwindanto twist, wind, circle, curl, spiral, eddy
2Proto-West Germanic*windan—

Words derived from “Windung”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic windaną →Every word from Old High German wintan →
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