Where does “windas” come from?

windas (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman windase, from Old Norse vindáss, from Old Norse vinda, from Proto-Germanic windaną, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

windas (Middle English): windlass

Definitions

  1. windlass

Ancestry of “windas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanwindase—
2Old Norsevindásswindlass
3Old Norsevindato twist, wring, squeeze, wind; to wind, hoist;...
4Proto-Germanicwindanąto wind, to wrap
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

Words derived from “windas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic windaną →Every word from Old Norse vinda →
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