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See also: Winden

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch winden, from Old Dutch *windan, from Proto-Germanic *windaną.

Verb

winden

  1. to wind (turn coils of something around)
Conjugation
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: wind

Etymology 2

Noun

winden

  1. plural of wind
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German

Etymology

From Middle High German winden, from Old High German wintan, from Proto-Germanic *windaną. Cognate with Low German and Dutch winden, English wind, Danish vinde, Swedish vinda.

Pronunciation

Verb

winden (class 3 strong, third-person singular present windet, past tense wand, past participle gewunden, past subjunctive wände, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to wind
  2. (transitive) to twist, twirl
  3. (reflexive) to squirm, writhe
  4. (reflexive, figurative) to squirm, hedge, to speak in an indirect or circumlocutory way (as of something emberrassing etc.)

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

  • winden” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • winden” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • winden” in Duden online
  • winden” in OpenThesaurus.de
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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *windan, from Proto-Germanic *windaną.

Verb

winden

  1. to turn, to bend
  2. to wring, to twist
  3. to wrap
  4. to wind
  5. to lift, to hoist

Inflection

More information infinitive, base form ...

Descendants

  • Dutch: winden
  • Limburgish: winje

Further reading

Middle English

Etymology 1

Verb

winden

  1. alternative form of wynden (to wind)

Etymology 2

Verb

winden

  1. alternative form of wynden (to wind)

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