Where does “kovända” come from?

kovända (Swedish) comes from Swedish kö, from French queue, from Middle French queu, from Old French cue, from Vulgar Latin coda, from Latin cauda, from Proto-Italic kaudā, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂.

kovända (Swedish): veer, wear

Definitions

  1. veer, wear

Ancestry of “kovända”, step by step

kovända traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish kö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishköqueue; a line of waiting people or other objects;...
2Frenchqueuetail; queue, line; cue
3Middle Frenchqueu—
4Old Frenchcuetail
5Vulgar Latincodatail
6LatincaudaA tail
7Proto-Italickaudātail
8Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂udeh₂—

via Swedish vända

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvändato turn
2Old Swedishvændato turn; to change; to translate
3Old Norsevenda—
4Proto-Germanicwandijanąto turn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic kaudā →Every word from Latin cauda →