Where does “винто́вка” come from?
винто́вка (Russian) comes from Russian винтовой, 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.
винто́вка (Russian): rifle
Definitions
- rifle
Ancestry of “винто́вка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | винтовой | 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 |