Where does “привинчивать” come from?
привинчивать (Russian) comes from Russian привинти́ть, 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.
привинчивать (Russian): to screw on
Definitions
- to screw on
Ancestry of “привинчивать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | привинти́ть | to screw on |
| 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 |