Where does “entwinden” come from?

entwinden (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.

entwinden (German): to wrest

Definitions

  1. to wrest

Ancestry of “entwinden”, step by step

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