Where does “vint” come from?

vint (Polish) comes from German Gewinde, from German winden, from Middle High German winden, from Old High German wintan, from Proto-Germanic windaną, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

Ancestry of “vint”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGewindethread
2Germanwindento wind; to twist; to twirl; to squirm; to writhe
3Middle High Germanwinden—
4Old High Germanwintanto wind, to wrap
5Proto-Germanicwindanąto wind, to wrap
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic windaną →Every word from Old High German wintan →