Where does “gewant” come from?

gewant (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch giwant, from Old High German wenten, from Proto-West Germanic *wandijan, from Proto-Germanic wandijaną, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

Ancestry of “gewant”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gewant

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ-
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