Where does “glasvand” come from?

glasvand (Romanian) comes from German Glaswand, from German wand, from Middle Dutch gewant, from Old Dutch giwant, from Old High German wenten, from Proto-West Germanic *wandijan, from Proto-Germanic wandijaną, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

glasvand (Romanian): French door

Definitions

  1. French door

Ancestry of “glasvand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGlaswandglass wall
2Germanwandfirst/third-person singular preterite of winden
3Middle Dutchgewant—
4Old Dutchgiwant—
5Old High Germanwentento turn
6Proto-West Germanic*wandijanto turn
7Proto-Germanicwandijanąto turn
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →