Where does “vindpust” come from?

vindpust (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.

vindpust (Norwegian Bokmål): a breath of wind, puff of wind

Definitions

  1. a breath of wind, puff of wind

Ancestry of “vindpust”, step by step

vindpust 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 pust

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålpustbreath; a puff; a whiff, gust
2Norwegian Bokmålpusteto breathe
3Middle Low Germanpûstento snort
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts →