Where does “vante” come from?

vante (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish vante, from Old Danish wantæ, from Old Norse vǫttr, from Proto-Germanic wantuz, from Proto-Indo-European wondʰnú-, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

vante (Norwegian Bokmål): a glove (item of clothing)

Definitions

  1. a glove (item of clothing)

Ancestry of “vante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishvantea mitten (type of glove)
2Old Danishwantæ—
3Old Norsevǫttrglove, mitten
4Proto-Germanicwantuzglove, mitten
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwondʰnú-glove
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wondʰnú- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wantuz →