Where does “wenden” come from?

wenden (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.

wenden (Old English): present subjunctive plural of wendan; to wend

Definitions

  1. present subjunctive plural of wendan; to wend

Ancestry of “wenden”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wenden”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wandijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *wandijan →