Where does “gînder” come from?
gînder (Norman) comes from Old Norse vinda, from Proto-Germanic windaną, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.
gînder (Norman): to climb
Ancestry of “gînder”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | vinda | to twist, wring, squeeze, wind; to wind, hoist;... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | windaną | to wind, to wrap |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |