Where does “vend” come from?

vend (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk venda, from Old Norse venda, from Proto-Germanic wandijaną, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

vend (Norwegian Nynorsk): imperative of venda

Definitions

  1. imperative of venda

Ancestry of “vend”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskvendato turn
2Old Norsevenda—
3Proto-Germanicwandijanąto turn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wandijaną →Every word from Old Norse venda →
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