Where does “взвинчивать” come from?
взвинчивать (Russian) comes from Russian взвинти́ть, 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 — to wind, to turn.
взвинчивать (Russian): to lift up by screwing, to screw (something) upward
Definitions
- to lift up by screwing, to screw (something) upward
Ancestry of “взвинчивать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | взвинти́ть | to lift up by screwing, to screw (something) upward |
| 2 | Russian | винти́ть | to tighten or loosen (a screw) |
| 3 | Russian | винт | screw; propeller; vint |
| 4 | Polish | gwint | screw thread |
| 5 | German | Gewinde | thread |
| 6 | German | winden | to wind; to twist; to twirl; to squirm; to writhe |
| 7 | Middle High German | winden | — |
| 8 | Old High German | wintan | to wind, to wrap |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | windaną | to wind, to wrap |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |