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Where does “vanteš” come from?

vanteš (Proto-Finnic) comes from Proto-Germanic wanduz, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

Ancestry of “vanteš”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwanduzmole; vole; rod, switch, stick
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

Words derived from “vanteš”

  • alumiinivanne
  • hulavanne
  • vannehtia
  • vannesaha
  • vannehame
  • vanne
  • otsavanne
  • vandeh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →