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Where does “unwinden” come from?

unwinden (Middle English) comes from Old English unwindan, from Proto-Germanic andawindaną — to unwind.

Ancestry of “unwinden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishunwindanto unwind, unwrap what is wrapped up
2Proto-Germanicandawindanąto unwind

Words derived from “unwinden”

  • unwind
  • unwinder
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