Where does “vintofka” come from?
vintofka (Karelian) comes from Russian винто́вка, from Russian винтовой, from Russian винт, from Polish gwint, from German Gewinde, from German winden, from Middle High German winden, from Old High German wintan — to wind, to turn.
vintofka (Karelian): rifle
Definitions
- rifle
Ancestry of “vintofka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | винто́вка | rifle |
| 2 | Russian | винтовой | screw |
| 3 | Russian | винт | screw; propeller; vint |
| 4 | Polish | gwint | screw thread |
| 5 | German | Gewinde | thread |
| 6 | German | winden | to wind; to twist; to twirl; to squirm; to writhe |
| 7 | Middle High German | winden | — |
| 8 | Old High German | wintan | to wind, to wrap |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | windaną | to wind, to wrap |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |