Where does “winden” come from?
winden (Middle High German) comes from Old High German wintan, from Proto-Germanic windaną, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.
Ancestry of “winden”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | wintan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | windaną | to wind, to wrap |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |