Where does “bewindan” come from?

bewindan (Old English) comes from Old English be, from Proto-West Germanic bī, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

bewindan (Old English): to wind around or about, enwrap, wrap, entwine,...

Definitions

  1. to wind around or about, enwrap, wrap, entwine,...

Ancestry of “bewindan”, step by step

bewindan traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English be

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbeby
2Proto-West Germanicbīby, at; near, around
3Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Old English windan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwindanto twist, wind, circle, curl, spiral, eddy
2Proto-West Germanic*windan—
3Proto-Germanicwindanąto wind, to wrap
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

via Proto-Germanic biwindaną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbiwindanąto wind around, about, enwrap
2Proto-Germanicbi-by, at

Words derived from “bewindan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts →