Where does “windstoot” come from?

windstoot (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.

windstoot (Dutch): squall

Definitions

  1. squall

Ancestry of “windstoot”, step by step

windstoot 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 stoot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstoota jab, punch, blow; a shot; a stab with a pointed...
2Middle Dutchstôot—
3Old Dutchstōt—
4Proto-West Germanicstautipush
5Proto-Germanicstautizpush
6Proto-Indo-European(s)tewd-to push, to hit
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstew-to praise, laud
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts →