Where does “wynden” come from?

wynden (Middle English) comes from Middle English wynd, from Old English wind, from Proto-West Germanic wind, from Proto-Germanic windaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

wynden (Middle English): to wind, proceed, go

Definitions

  1. to wind, proceed, go

Ancestry of “wynden”, step by step

wynden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English wynd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwyndwind
2Old Englishwindwind; flatulence
3Proto-West Germanicwindwind
4Proto-Germanicwindazwind
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wéh₁n̥tsblowing; that which blows; the wind, air
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

via Old English windan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwindanto twist, wind, circle, curl, spiral, eddy
2Proto-West Germanic*windan—
3Proto-Germanicwindanąto wind, to wrap
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

Words derived from “wynden”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts →