Where does “windan” come from?
windan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *windan, from Proto-Germanic windaną, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.
windan (Old English): to twist, wind, circle, curl, spiral, eddy
Definitions
- to twist, wind, circle, curl, spiral, eddy
Ancestry of “windan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *windan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | windaną | to wind, to wrap |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |
Words derived from “windan”