Etymology Explorer
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Where does “windy” come from?
windy (Middle English) comes from Old English windiġ, from Proto-Germanic windigaz — windy.
Ancestry of “windy”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old English
windiġ
windy
2
Proto-Germanic
windigaz
windy
Words derived from “windy”
windy
windiness
windily
nonwindy
unwindy
Every word from Proto-Germanic windigaz →