Where does “entwenden” come from?

entwenden (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.

entwenden (German): to steal

Definitions

  1. to steal

Ancestry of “entwenden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwendento turn something so as to cook or roast it from...
2Middle High Germanwenden—
3Old High Germanwentento turn
4Proto-West Germanic*wandijanto turn
5Proto-Germanicwandijanąto turn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wandijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *wandijan →
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