Where does “återvändare” come from?

återvändare (Swedish) comes from Swedish återvända, from Swedish vända, from Old Swedish vænda, from Old Norse venda, from Proto-Germanic wandijaną, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

återvändare (Swedish): returner someone who returns from another place

Definitions

  1. returner someone who returns from another place

Ancestry of “återvändare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishåtervändato return
2Swedishvändato turn
3Old Swedishvændato turn; to change; to translate
4Old Norsevenda—
5Proto-Germanicwandijanąto turn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wandijaną →Every word from Old Norse venda →