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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | винти́ть | — |
| 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 | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | windaną | to wind, to wrap |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |
Words derived from “отвинтить”