Where does “vääntä” come from?

vääntä (Votic) comes from Proto-Finnic väntädäk, from Proto-Germanic wandijaną, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

vääntä (Votic): to twist

Definitions

  1. to twist

Ancestry of “vääntä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicväntädäkto twist
2Proto-Germanicwandijanąto turn
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

Words derived from “vääntä”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wandijaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic väntädäk →