Where does “wind” come from?

wind (German) comes 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.

wind (German): wind; the movement of air usually caused by convection or differences of air pressure

Definitions

  1. wind; the movement of air usually caused by convection or differences of air pressure

Ancestry of “wind”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwint—
2Old High Germanwintwind
3Proto-West Germanicwindwind
4Proto-Germanicwindazwind
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wéh₁n̥tsblowing; that which blows; the wind, air
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

Words derived from “wind”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →