Where does “wyndwyng” come from?

wyndwyng (Middle English) comes from Middle English windwen, 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.

wyndwyng (Middle English): winnowing

Definitions

  1. winnowing

Ancestry of “wyndwyng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwindwen—
2Old Englishwindwianto winnow, fan, ventilate; to fan, winnow
3Proto-West Germanic*windwōnto winnow, blow about in the wind
4Proto-Germanicwindwōną—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwē-to winnow, thresh; to blow, to breathe

Words derived from “wyndwyng”

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