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

  1. to squirm, to contort oneself

Ancestry of “wënnen”, step by step

wënnen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German wenden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwenden—
2Old High Germanwentento turn
3Proto-West Germanic*wandijanto turn
4Proto-Germanicwandijanąto turn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

via Middle High German winden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwinden—
2Old High Germanwintanto wind, to wrap
3Proto-Germanicwindanąto wind, to wrap
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wandijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *wandijan →