Where does “vindeltrapp” come from?
vindeltrapp (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from German Wendeltreppe, from German Wendel, from German wenden, from Middle High German wenden, from Old High German wenten, from Proto-West Germanic *wandijan, from Proto-Germanic wandijaną, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.
vindeltrapp (Norwegian Nynorsk): a spiral staircase
Definitions
- a spiral staircase
Ancestry of “vindeltrapp”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Wendeltreppe | spiral stairs, spiral staircase, circular stairs,... |
| 2 | German | Wendel | coil, spiral, helix; bookmark |
| 3 | German | wenden | to turn something so as to cook or roast it from... |
| 4 | Middle High German | wenden | — |
| 5 | Old High German | wenten | to turn |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *wandijan | to turn |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wandijaną | to turn |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |