Where does “winj” come from?
winj (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian wind, from Proto-Germanic *wind, from Proto-Germanic windaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.
winj (North Frisian): wind
Ancestry of “winj”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Frisian | wind | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *wind | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | windaz | wind |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wéh₁n̥ts | blowing; that which blows; the wind, air |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wḗh₁ti | to blow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |