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Where does “vænda” come from?

vænda (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse venda, from Proto-Germanic wandijaną, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

vænda (Old Swedish): to turn; to change; to translate

Definitions

  1. to turn; to change; to translate

Ancestry of “vænda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevenda—
2Proto-Germanicwandijanąto turn
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

Words derived from “vænda”

  • venda
  • invända
  • återvändsgränd
  • vända
  • återvända
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →