Where does “winda” come from?

winda (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic windaną, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

winda (Old High German): winch

Definitions

  1. winch

Ancestry of “winda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwindanąto wind, to wrap
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

Words derived from “winda”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic windaną →