Where does “vindu” come from?
vindu (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish vindue, from Old Norse vindauga, 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.
vindu (Norwegian Bokmål): a window
Ancestry of “vindu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | vindue | window |
| 2 | Old Norse | vindauga | window |
| 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 |
Words derived from “vindu”