Winding
/ˈwɪn.dɪŋ/noun
Bending or curving in a twisting path; also the act of wrapping or coiling.
Did you know?‘Winding’ ultimately comes from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning ‘to turn or twist,’ the same deep ancestral source behind words for spinning, weaving, and even the idea of a wheel.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*wendh-
“to turn, twist, wind”
Old English
OE
windan
“to turn, revolve, twist; to go quickly”
Old English
OE
winding
“the act of winding; a twisting course”
Middle English
ME
winding
“a twist, coil, or curving passage”
Modern English
English
winding
“curving or twisting in a series of bends”