Where does “vend” come from?
vend (Hungarian) comes from German Wende, from Middle High German winde, from Old High German winda, from Proto-Germanic windaną, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.
vend (Hungarian): Wendish, Sorbian; Slovene, Slovenian; Wend, Sorb
Definitions
- Wendish, Sorbian; Slovene, Slovenian; Wend, Sorb
Ancestry of “vend”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Wende | turn; turnaround; tacking |
| 2 | Middle High German | winde | — |
| 3 | Old High German | winda | winch |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | windaną | to wind, to wrap |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |