Where does “привинти́ть” come from?
привинти́ть (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.
привинти́ть (Russian): to screw on
Definitions
- to screw on
Ancestry of “привинти́ть”, 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 |