Where does “винт” come from?

винт (Russian) comes from Polish gwint, from German Gewinde, from German winden, from Middle High German winden, from Old High German wintan, from Proto-Germanic windaną, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

винт (Russian): screw; propeller; vint

Definitions

  1. screw; propeller; vint

Ancestry of “винт”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishgwintscrew thread
2GermanGewindethread
3Germanwindento wind; to twist; to twirl; to squirm; to writhe
4Middle High Germanwinden—
5Old High Germanwintanto wind, to wrap
6Proto-Germanicwindanąto wind, to wrap
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

Words derived from “винт”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic windaną →Every word from Old High German wintan →