Where does “Wind” come from?
Wind (German) comes from Old High German wint, from Proto-West Germanic wind, from Proto-Germanic windaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.
Wind (German): wind; the movement of air usually caused by...
Definitions
- wind; the movement of air usually caused by...
Ancestry of “Wind”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | wint | wind |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | wind | wind |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | windaz | wind |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wéh₁n̥ts | blowing; that which blows; the wind, air |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wḗh₁ti | to blow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |
Words derived from “Wind”