Where does “vända” come from?

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

vända (Swedish): to turn

Definitions

  1. to turn

Ancestry of “vända”, step by step

vända traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Swedish vænda

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

via Polish Wanda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishWanda—

Words derived from “vända”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wandijaną →Every word from Old Norse venda →