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Where does “Vanda” come from?

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

Vanda (Swedish): to turn; to flip , to fry on both sides; a turn

Definitions

  1. to turn; to flip , to fry on both sides; a turn

Ancestry of “Vanda”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Vanda”

  • venda
  • återvändsgränd
  • invända
  • återvända
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →