Where does “onwendan” come from?

onwendan (Old English) comes from Old English on, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

onwendan (Old English): to change; to overturn, turn aside; to reverse,...

Definitions

  1. to change; to overturn, turn aside; to reverse,...

Ancestry of “onwendan”, step by step

onwendan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English on

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishonon, in, at, among; from
2Proto-West Germanicanaon
3Proto-Germanic*an—
4Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Old English wendan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwendanto turn or change position; to change direction;...
2Proto-West Germanic*wandijanto turn
3Proto-Germanicwandijanąto turn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →