Where does “windpipe” come from?
Windpipe derives from English wind and pipe, with wind tracing through Middle English winde, Old English windan, Proto-Germanic windaną, and Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁-, originally meaning to blow or move.
windpipe (English): The trachea; Any duct for air or other gas; A...
Definitions
- The trachea; Any duct for air or other gas; A...
Ancestry of “windpipe”, 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 |