Where does “wind” come from?
wind (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch wint, from Old Dutch wint, from Proto-West Germanic wind, from Proto-Germanic windaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.
wind (Dutch): wind; flatulence, fart; greyhound
Definitions
- wind; flatulence, fart; greyhound
Ancestry of “wind”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | wint | wind; cardinal direction; air |
| 2 | Old Dutch | wint | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | wind | wind |
| 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 |
Words derived from “wind”