Where does “windblown” come from?
Windblown comes from English wind, derived from Middle English wind, Old English windan, Proto-Germanic windaną, and ultimately Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, meaning to turn or twist.
windblown (English): growing in a distorted shape produced by the...
Definitions
- growing in a distorted shape produced by the...
Ancestry of “windblown”, step by step
windblown traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English wind
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wind | Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air... |
| 2 | English | farm | A place where agricultural and similar activities... |
| 3 | Middle English | ferme | A lease; the renting of land |
| 4 | Old French | ferme | lease; the land leased; farm |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | ferma | Alternative form of firma |
| 6 | Latin | Firma | tax, tribute |
| 7 | Latin | Firmus | strong, powerful |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | fermos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer-mo-s | holding |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |
via English blown
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | blown | distended, swollen or inflated; panting and out... |
| 2 | Middle English | blawen | Alternative form of blowen |
| 3 | Old English | blāƿen | — |
| 4 | Old English | blāwan | to blow, breathe, inflate, sound |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | blāan | to blow |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | blēaną | to blow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰléh₁- | to bleat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |