Where does “windbreaked” come from?
windbreaked (English) comes from English ED, from Japanese エンディング, from English ending, from Middle English ending, from Middle English endyng, from Old English endung, from Old English endian, from Proto-Germanic andijōną — on, onto.
windbreaked (English): Furnished with a windbreak
Definitions
- Furnished with a windbreak
Ancestry of “windbreaked”, step by step
windbreaked traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ED
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ED | Initialism of erectile dysfunction; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Japanese | エンディング | ending, especially of a broadcast or performance |
| 3 | English | ending | A termination or conclusion; The last part of... |
| 4 | Middle English | ending | Alternative form of endyng |
| 5 | Middle English | endyng | An ending, termination, or conclusion;... |
| 6 | Old English | endung | ending |
| 7 | Old English | endian | to end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | andijōną | to end, bring to an end, finish |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via English windbreak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | windbreak | A hedge, fence or row of trees positioned to... |
| 2 | English | wind | Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air... |
| 3 | English | farm | A place where agricultural and similar activities... |
| 4 | Middle English | ferme | A lease; the renting of land |
| 5 | Old French | ferme | lease; the land leased; farm |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | ferma | Alternative form of firma |
| 7 | Latin | Firma | tax, tribute |
| 8 | Latin | Firmus | strong, powerful |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | fermos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer-mo-s | holding |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |