Where does “vääntüä” come from?

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

vääntüä (Votic): to twist

Definitions

  1. to twist

Ancestry of “vääntüä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Voticvääntäto twist
2Proto-Finnicväntädäkto twist
3Proto-Germanicwandijanąto turn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wandijaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic väntädäk →