Where does “vindretning” come from?
vindretning (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål retning, from Norwegian Bokmål rette, from Old Norse rétta, from Proto-Germanic rihtijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
vindretning (Norwegian Bokmål): wind direction
Definitions
- wind direction
Ancestry of “vindretning”, step by step
vindretning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål retning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | retning | direction |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | rette | definite singular of rett; plural of rett; to... |
| 3 | Old Norse | rétta | to make straight, straighten; to stretch out,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rihtijaną | to straighten, to set straight; to align, to... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Norwegian Bokmål vind
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | vind | wind |
| 2 | Danish | vind | crooked, warped; wind; imperative of vinde |
| 3 | Old Norse | vindr | wind; awry; second/third-person singular present... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | windaz | wind |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wéh₁n̥ts | blowing; that which blows; the wind, air |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wḗh₁ti | to blow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |