Where does “wendan” come from?
wendan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *wandijan, from Proto-Germanic wandijaną, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.
wendan (Old English): to turn or change position; to change direction;...
Definitions
- to turn or change position; to change direction;...
Ancestry of “wendan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *wandijan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wandijaną | to turn |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |
Words derived from “wendan”