Where does “vindkast” come from?

vindkast (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål vind, 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.

vindkast (Norwegian Bokmål): a gust of wind

Definitions

  1. a gust of wind

Ancestry of “vindkast”, step by step

vindkast traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål vind

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvindwind
2Danishvindcrooked, warped; wind; imperative of vinde
3Old Norsevindrwind; awry; second/third-person singular present...
4Proto-Germanicwindazwind
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wéh₁n̥tsblowing; that which blows; the wind, air
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

via Norwegian Bokmål kast

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkastthrow; imperative of kaste
2Old Norsekast—
3Old Norsekastato cast, to throw
4Proto-Germanickastōnąto throw
5Proto-Germanickas-to throw; bring up; toss
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts →