Where does “återvändsgränd” come from?

återvändsgränd (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.

återvändsgränd (Swedish): cul-de-sac

Definitions

  1. cul-de-sac

Ancestry of “återvändsgränd”, step by step

återvändsgränd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish återvända

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishåtervändato return
2Swedishvändato turn
3Old Swedishvændato turn; to change; to translate
4Old Norsevenda—
5Proto-Germanicwandijanąto turn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

via Swedish gränd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgrändan alley, a narrow street
2Old Norsegrandinjury, hurt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wandijaną →Every word from Old Norse venda →