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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | wind | Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air... |
| 2 | English | farm | A place where agricultural and similar activities... |
| 3 | Middle English | ferme | — |
| 4 | Old French | ferme | lease; the land leased; farm |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | ferma | Alternative form of firma |
| 6 | Latin | Firma | — |
| 7 | Latin | Firmus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | fermos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer-mo-s | holding |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |