Where does “wint” come from?

wint (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch 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.

wint (Middle Dutch): wind; cardinal direction; air

Definitions

  1. wind; cardinal direction; air

Ancestry of “wint”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wint”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →