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Where does “vandaður” come from?

vandaður (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic vanda, from Proto-Germanic wandōną, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

vandaður (Icelandic): well-made, carefully crafted; honest, honourable,...

Definitions

  1. well-made, carefully crafted; honest, honourable,...

Ancestry of “vandaður”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvandato do something carefully, to take pains over...
2Proto-Germanicwandōnąto turn aside; veer; change
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn
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