Where does “winden” come from?

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

Ancestry of “winden”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old English	windan	to twist, wind, circle, curl, spiral, eddy
2	Proto-West Germanic	*windan	—
3	Proto-Germanic	windaną	to wind, to wrap
4	Proto-Indo-European	wendʰ-	to wind, to turn

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