Where does “vindstyrki” come from?

vindstyrki (Faroese) comes from Faroese vindur, from Old Norse vindr, from Proto-Germanic windaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

vindstyrki (Faroese): wind strength, wind force

Definitions

  1. wind strength, wind force

Ancestry of “vindstyrki”, step by step

vindstyrki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese vindur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesevindurwind
2Old Norsevindrwind; awry; second/third-person singular present...
3Proto-Germanicwindazwind
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wéh₁n̥tsblowing; that which blows; the wind, air
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

via Faroese styrki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesestyrkistrength; forte
2Old Norsestyrkrstrength, bodily strength
3Proto-Germanicsturkizstrength, stiffness
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstr̥gis
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁tiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts
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