Where does “взвинти́ть” come from?
взвинти́ть (Russian) comes from Russian винти́ть, from Russian винт, from Polish gwint, from German Gewinde, from German winden, from Middle High German winden, from Old High German wintan, from Proto-Germanic windaną — to wind, to turn.
взвинти́ть (Russian): to lift up by screwing, to screw (something) upward
Definitions
- to lift up by screwing, to screw (something) upward
Ancestry of “взвинти́ть”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | винти́ть | to tighten or loosen (a screw) |
| 2 | Russian | винт | screw; propeller; vint |
| 3 | Polish | gwint | screw thread |
| 4 | German | Gewinde | thread |
| 5 | German | winden | to wind; to twist; to twirl; to squirm; to writhe |
| 6 | Middle High German | winden | — |
| 7 | Old High German | wintan | to wind, to wrap |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | windaną | to wind, to wrap |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |