Where does “winden” come from?

winden (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch windan, from Proto-Germanic windaną, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

winden (Middle Dutch): to turn, to bend; to wring, to twist; to wrap

Definitions

  1. to turn, to bend; to wring, to twist; to wrap

Ancestry of “winden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwindanto wind, wrap
2Proto-Germanicwindanąto wind, to wrap
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

Words derived from “winden”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic windaną →Every word from Old Dutch windan →