Where does “отвинти́ть” come from?
отвинти́ть (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.
отвинти́ть (Russian): to unscrew
Definitions
- to unscrew
Ancestry of “отвинти́ть”, 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 |