Where does “windmolengevecht” come from?
windmolengevecht (Dutch) comes from Dutch windmolen, 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 — to blow.
windmolengevecht (Dutch): pointless fight
Definitions
- pointless fight
Ancestry of “windmolengevecht”, step by step
windmolengevecht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch windmolen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | windmolen | windmill |
| 2 | Dutch | wind | wind; flatulence, fart; greyhound |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | wint | wind; cardinal direction; air |
| 4 | Old Dutch | wint | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wind | wind |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | windaz | wind |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wéh₁n̥ts | blowing; that which blows; the wind, air |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wḗh₁ti | to blow |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |