Where does “ванта” come from?

ванта (Russian) comes from Dutch want, from Middle Dutch want, from Old Dutch want, from Frankish wantu, from Proto-Germanic wantuz, from Proto-Indo-European wondʰnú-, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

ванта (Russian): shroud (tackle supporting a mast)

Definitions

  1. shroud (tackle supporting a mast)

Ancestry of “ванта”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwantfor, because, as; A mitten, type of glove in...
2Middle Dutchwantbecause, for; A glove, mitten
3Old Dutchwantwall
4Frankishwantuglove; mitten; glove
5Proto-Germanicwantuzglove, mitten
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwondʰnú-glove
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

Words derived from “ванта”

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