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Where does “vind” come from?

vind (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish vind, from Old Norse vindr, from Proto-Germanic windaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

vind (Norwegian Bokmål): wind

Definitions

  1. wind

Ancestry of “vind”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishvindcrooked, warped; wind; imperative of vinde
2Old Norsevindrwind; awry; second/third-person singular present...
3Proto-Germanicwindazwind
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wéh₁n̥tsblowing; that which blows; the wind, air
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

Words derived from “vind”

  • vindgenerator
  • vindstyrke
  • passatvind
  • vestavind
  • vindpust
  • vindkast
  • vindjakke
  • vindmølle
  • motvind
  • austavind
  • østavind
  • vindhastighet
  • sidevind
  • vindstille
  • vindfull
  • vindretning
  • nordavind
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