Where does “woodwind” come from?
Woodwind derives from English wood and wind, where wood comes from Middle English wudu and Old English wudu, tracing through Proto-Indo-European roots including weh₂t-, wendʰ-, h₂wéh₁n̥ts, and h₂weh₁-.
woodwind (English): Any musical instrument that produces sound by...
Definitions
- Any musical instrument that produces sound by...
Ancestry of “woodwind”, 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 |
Words derived from “woodwind”