Where does “vindkraft” come from?
vindkraft (Danish) comes from Swedish vind, from Old Swedish vinder, from Old Norse vindr, from Proto-Germanic windaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.
vindkraft (Danish): wind power
Definitions
- wind power
Ancestry of “vindkraft”, step by step
vindkraft traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish vind
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | vind | bent, twisted, warped; a wind; movement of air;... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | vinder | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | vindr | wind; awry; second/third-person singular present... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | windaz | wind |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wéh₁n̥ts | blowing; that which blows; the wind, air |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wḗh₁ti | to blow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |
via Swedish kraft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kraft | a force; strength, power |
| 2 | Old Swedish | krapter | power, strength |
| 3 | Old Norse | kraptr | strength |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kraftuz | strength, power |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -þuz | Forms result nouns from verb roots, usually from... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |