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Where does “винти́ть” come from?

винти́ть (Russian) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

Ancestry of “винти́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвинтscrew; propeller; vint
2Polishgwintscrew thread
3GermanGewindethread
4Germanwindento wind; to twist; to twirl; to squirm; to writhe
5Middle High Germanwinden—
6Old High Germanwintan—
7Proto-Germanicwindanąto wind, to wrap
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

Words derived from “винти́ть”

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