Where does “windel” come from?

windel (Middle English) comes from Old English windel, from Proto-Germanic windilaz — wrap; diaper; plaitwork; basket.

Ancestry of “windel”, step by step

windel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English windel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwindelbasket
2Proto-Germanicwindilazwrap; diaper; plaitwork; basket

via Dutch windelen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwindelen—

Words derived from “windel”

Every word from Proto-Germanic windilaz →