vinda
Icelandic
/ˈvɪnta/
verb-strong
Definitions
- (transitive) to wind
- (transitive) to wring
- (transitive) to twist
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse vinda (clew, wind) derived from Proto-Germanic *windaną (wind, wrap).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*windaną
Gloss
wind, wrap
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
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Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *wendʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *windaną Proto-Germanic
- vinda Swedish
- vinde Norwegian Nynorsk
- windan Old English
- vinda Old Norse
- vinde Danish
- guinder Old French
- vindill Icelandic
- guindareza Galician
- guindastre Galician
- *winta, *winda Old High German
- ubarwintan Old High German
- winda Old High German
- windan Old High German
- wintan Old High German
- vinda Faroese
- gînder Norman
- wënnen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- 𐌳𐌿𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *windan Old Dutch
- windan Old Saxon
- vinda Old Swedish