Where does “windtreibend” come from?

windtreibend (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.

windtreibend (German): carminative capable of inducing the release of gas

Definitions

  1. carminative capable of inducing the release of gas

Ancestry of “windtreibend”, step by step

windtreibend 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 treibend

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantreibendpresent participle of treiben
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts →