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

  1. Wendish, Sorbian; Slovene, Slovenian; Wend, Sorb

Ancestry of “vend”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWendeturn; turnaround; tacking
2Middle High Germanwinde—
3Old High Germanwindawinch
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 winda →
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