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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
- to wind (turn coils of something around)
Conjugation
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: wind
Etymology 2
Noun
winden
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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)
- (transitive) to wind
- (transitive) to twist, twirl
- (reflexive) to squirm, writhe
- (reflexive, figurative) to squirm, hedge, to speak in an indirect or circumlocutory way (as of something emberrassing etc.)
Conjugation
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
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Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *windan, from Proto-Germanic *windaną.
Verb
winden
Inflection
Descendants
- Dutch: winden
- Limburgish: winje
Further reading
- “winden”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “winden (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Middle English
Etymology 1
Verb
winden
- alternative form of wynden (“to wind”)
Etymology 2
Verb
winden
- alternative form of wynden (“to wind”)
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