Where does “windpark” come from?
windpark (Dutch) comes from German park, from Italian parco, from Spanish parque, from Portuguese parque, from Russian парк, from English park, from Korean 박, from Chinese 泊 — to stretch.
windpark (Dutch): wind farm
Definitions
- wind farm
Ancestry of “windpark”, step by step
windpark traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German park
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | park | singular imperative of parken; first-person... |
| 2 | Italian | parco | frugal, moderate, temperate, sparing; park,... |
| 3 | Spanish | parque | park; parking lot; ammo |
| 4 | Portuguese | parque | park |
| 5 | Russian | парк | park; yard, depot; fleet, stock |
| 6 | English | park | An area of land set aside for environment... |
| 7 | Korean | 박 | gourd; calabash; gourd shell; head |
| 8 | Chinese | 泊 | — |
| 9 | English | poise | A state of balance, equilibrium or stability;... |
| 10 | Middle English | poys | — |
| 11 | Middle French | pois | weight |
| 12 | Latin | pēnsum | allotment, portion, weight (of wool measured out to a slave to spin in a day) |
| 13 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |
via Dutch wind
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | wind | wind; flatulence, fart; greyhound |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | wint | wind; cardinal direction; air |
| 3 | Old Dutch | wint | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wind | wind |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | windaz | wind |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wéh₁n̥ts | blowing; that which blows; the wind, air |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wḗh₁ti | to blow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |