Where does “wënnen” come from?
wënnen (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German wenden, from Old High German wenten, from Proto-West Germanic *wandijan, from Proto-Germanic wandijaną, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.
wënnen (Luxembourgish): to squirm, to contort oneself
Definitions
- to squirm, to contort oneself
Ancestry of “wënnen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | wenden | — |
| 2 | Old High German | wenten | to turn |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *wandijan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wandijaną | to turn |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |