Where does “отвинчивать” come from?
отвинчивать (Russian) comes from Russian отвинти́ть, 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 — to wind, to turn.
отвинчивать (Russian): to unscrew
Definitions
- to unscrew
Ancestry of “отвинчивать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | отвинти́ть | to unscrew |
| 2 | Russian | винти́ть | to tighten or loosen (a screw) |
| 3 | Russian | винт | screw; propeller; vint |
| 4 | Polish | gwint | screw thread |
| 5 | German | Gewinde | thread |
| 6 | German | winden | to wind; to twist; to twirl; to squirm; to writhe |
| 7 | Middle High German | winden | — |
| 8 | Old High German | wintan | to wind, to wrap |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | windaną | to wind, to wrap |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |