Where does “winden” come from?

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

winden (German): to wind; to twist; to twirl; to squirm; to writhe

Definitions

  1. to wind; to twist; to twirl; to squirm; to writhe

Ancestry of “winden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwinden—
2Old High Germanwintanto wind, to wrap
3Proto-Germanicwindanąto wind, to wrap
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

Words derived from “winden”

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