Where does “Windscherung” come from?

Windscherung (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.

Windscherung (German): wind shear

Definitions

  1. wind shear

Ancestry of “Windscherung”, step by step

Windscherung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German wind

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwindwind; the movement of air usually caused by convection or differences of air pressure
2Middle High Germanwint—
3Old High Germanwintwind
4Proto-West Germanicwindwind
5Proto-Germanicwindazwind
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wéh₁n̥tsblowing; that which blows; the wind, air
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

via German Scherung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanScherungshear
2Germanscherento shear; to clip; to prune; to cut; to trim
3Middle High Germanschern—
4Old High Germanskeranto shear; to shave
5Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts →