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Where does “отвинтить” come from?

отвинтить (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.

Ancestry of “отвинтить”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвинти́ть—
2Russianвинтscrew; propeller; vint
3Polishgwintscrew thread
4GermanGewindethread
5Germanwindento wind; to twist; to twirl; to squirm; to writhe
6Middle High Germanwinden—
7Old High Germanwintan—
8Proto-Germanicwindanąto wind, to wrap
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

Words derived from “отвинтить”

  • отвинчивать
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →