Where does “entwunden” come from?
entwunden (German) comes from German wunden, from Old English wundian, from Proto-Germanic wundōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
entwunden (German): to make (someone’s) wounds go away, to heal, to unwound
Definitions
- to make (someone’s) wounds go away, to heal, to unwound
Ancestry of “entwunden”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wunden | — |
| 2 | Old English | wundian | to wound or injure |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wundōną | to wound |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |