Where does “giwant” come from?
giwant (Old Dutch) comes from Old High German wenten, from Proto-West Germanic *wandijan, from Proto-Germanic wandijaną, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.
Ancestry of “giwant”, step by step
giwant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old High German wenten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old High German | wenten | to turn |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *wandijan | to turn |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wandijaną | to turn |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |
via Proto-Germanic gawandą
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | gawandą | — |