bewind

The story

1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*biwindaną“to wind round”
2. Old English · inherited frombewindan“to wind round, clasp, entwine, envelop, encircle, surround, brandish (a sword), turn, wind, revolve”
3. Middle English · inherited frombewinden
4. English todaybewind

From Middle English bewinden, biwinden, from Old English bewindan (“to wind round, clasp, entwine, envelop, encircle, surround, brandish (a sword), turn, wind, revolve”), from Proto-Germanic *biwindaną (“to wind round”), equivalent to be- + wind. Cognate with Middle Low German bewinden (“to entwine, wrap”), German bewinden (“intertwine, wind around”), Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽 (biwindan, “to entwine, wrap”).