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Where does “vinde” come from?

vinde (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse vinda, from Proto-Germanic windaną, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

vinde (Norwegian Nynorsk): to wind; inflection of vind: ## definite...

Definitions

  1. to wind; inflection of vind: ## definite...

Ancestry of “vinde”, step by step

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