Where does “windhoos” come from?

windhoos (Dutch) comes from Dutch wind, 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.

windhoos (Dutch): whirlwind

Definitions

  1. whirlwind

Ancestry of “windhoos”, step by step

windhoos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch wind

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwindwind; flatulence, fart; greyhound
2Middle Dutchwintwind; cardinal direction; air
3Old Dutchwint—
4Proto-West Germanicwindwind
5Proto-Germanicwindazwind
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wéh₁n̥tsblowing; that which blows; the wind, air
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

via Dutch hoos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhooshigh boot
2Dutchhozento bail, to scoop water out of a boat, cellar...
3Middle Dutchosento draw (liquid), to scoop
4Old Dutchōsan—
5Proto-Germanicausanąto scoop, to draw
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ews-dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts →