Where does “oþwendan” come from?
oþwendan (Old English) comes from Old English wendan, from Proto-West Germanic *wandijan, from Proto-Germanic wandijaną, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.
oþwendan (Old English): to turn away, divert
Definitions
- to turn away, divert
Ancestry of “oþwendan”, step by step
oþwendan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English wendan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | wendan | to turn or change position; to change direction;... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *wandijan | to turn |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wandijaną | to turn |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |
via Old English oþ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | oþ | until, as far as, up to, down to; until |