Where does “wyndwen” come from?

wyndwen (Middle English) comes from Old English windwian, from Proto-West Germanic *windwōn, from Proto-Germanic windwōną, from Proto-Indo-European wē- — to winnow, thresh; to blow, to breathe.

wyndwen (Middle English): To winnow; to separate the grain from the chaff

Definitions

  1. To winnow; to separate the grain from the chaff

Ancestry of “wyndwen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwindwianto winnow, fan, ventilate; to fan, winnow
2Proto-West Germanic*windwōnto winnow, blow about in the wind
3Proto-Germanicwindwōną—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwē-to winnow, thresh; to blow, to breathe

Words derived from “wyndwen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wē- →Every word from Proto-Germanic windwōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *windwōn →