Where does “Windkanal” come from?
Windkanal (German) comes from German wind, from Middle High German wint, 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.
Windkanal (German): wind tunnel
Definitions
- wind tunnel
Ancestry of “Windkanal”, step by step
Windkanal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German wind
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wind | wind; the movement of air usually caused by convection or differences of air pressure |
| 2 | Middle High German | wint | — |
| 3 | Old High German | wint | wind |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wind | wind |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | windaz | wind |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wéh₁n̥ts | blowing; that which blows; the wind, air |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wḗh₁ti | to blow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |
via German Kanal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kanal | canal; something that resembles such a... |
| 2 | Italian | canale | channel; canal; conduit |
| 3 | Latin | canālis | a pipe, spout, channel, conduit |
| 4 | Latin | canna | A reed, cane; Anything made of reed or cane;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κάννα | giant reed; reed mat |
| 6 | Akkadian | 𒄀 | reed; a certain unit of length |
| 7 | Sumerian | 𒄀 | reed; a certain unit of length |