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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- (“to turn, wind, braid”). Cognate with Old Armenian գինդ (gind, “ring”).[1]
Pronunciation
Verb
*windaną[1][2]
- to wind, to wrap
Inflection
Conjugation of
*windaną (strong class 3)
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*windan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 587
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*wenđanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 454