Where does “gîndas” come from?

gîndas (Norman) comes from Old Norse vindáss, from Old Norse vinda, from Proto-Germanic windaną, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

gîndas (Norman): windlass

Definitions

  1. windlass

Ancestry of “gîndas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevindásswindlass
2Old Norsevindato twist, wring, squeeze, wind; to wind, hoist;...
3Proto-Germanicwindanąto wind, to wrap
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic windaną →Every word from Old Norse vinda →