winden

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)

Inflection

Conjugation of winden (strong class 3)
infinitive	winden
past singular	wond
past participle	gewonden
infinitive	winden
gerund	winden n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	wind	wond
2nd person sing. (jij)	windt	wond
2nd person sing. (u)	windt	wond
2nd person sing. (gij)	windt	wondt
3rd person singular	windt	wond
plural	winden	wonden
subjunctive sing.1	winde	wonde
subjunctive plur.1	winden	wonden
imperative sing.	wind
imperative plur.1	windt
participles	windend	gewonden
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• opwinden

Descendants

• Afrikaans: wind

Etymology 2

Noun

winden

1. (deprecated template usage) Plural form of wind

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German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German wintan, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *windaną. Cognate with Low German and Dutch winden, English wind, Danish vinde, Swedish vinda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɪndn̩/, /ˈvɪndən/

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• Rhymes: -ɪndn̩

Verb

1. (transitive) to wind
2. (transitive) to twist; to twirl
3. (reflexive) to squirm; to writhe

Derived terms

• überwinden

Related terms

• windig
• Windung

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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

Strong class 3
Infinitive	winden
3rd sg. past	want
3rd pl. past	wonden
Past participle	wond
Infinitive	winden
In genitive	windens
In dative	windene
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	winde	want
2nd singular	wints, windes	wonts, wondes
3rd singular	wint, windet	want
1st plural	winden	wonden
2nd plural	wint, windet	wont, wondet
3rd plural	winden	wonden
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	winde	wonde
2nd singular	wints, windes	wondes
3rd singular	winde	wonde
1st plural	winden	wonden
2nd plural	wint, windet	wondet
3rd plural	winden	wonden
Imperative	Present
Singular	wint, winde
Plural	wint, windet
	Present	Past
Participle	windende	wond

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