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Where does “wendian” come from?

wendian (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic wandijaną, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

wendian (Old Saxon): to turn or change direction; to change or alter;...

Definitions

  1. to turn or change direction; to change or alter;...

Ancestry of “wendian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwandijanąto turn
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

Words derived from “wendian”

  • wandalon
  • wanneln
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