windan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *windaną. Cognate with Old Frisian winda (West Frisian wine), Old Saxon windan (Low German winden), Dutch winden, Old High German wintan (German winden), Old Norse vinda (Danish vinde, Swedish vinda), Gothic *𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽 (*windan).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwin.dɑn/

Verb

windan

  1. to twist, wind, circle, curl, spiral, eddy

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: wynden
    • English: wind
    • Scots: wind, wund, win, wun

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *windaną. Compare Old English windan, ƿindan, Old Frisian winda, Old High German wintan, Old Norse vinda, Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽 (windan).

Verb

windan

  1. to wind

Conjugation

Descendants

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