Where does “vond” come from?
vond (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse vǫndr, from Norwegian Nynorsk vinde, from Old Norse vinda, from Proto-Germanic windaną, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.
vond (Norwegian Nynorsk): difficult, hard
Definitions
- difficult, hard
Ancestry of “vond”, step by step
vond traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse vǫndr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | vǫndr | wand, switch, twig; stripe; wicker, wattle |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | vinde | to wind; inflection of vind: ## definite... |
| 3 | Old Norse | vinda | to twist, wring, squeeze, wind; to wind, hoist;... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | windaną | to wind, to wrap |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |