Where does “vindusvisker” come from?
vindusvisker (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål vindu, 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.
vindusvisker (Norwegian Bokmål): a windscreen wiper , windshield wiper
Definitions
- a windscreen wiper , windshield wiper
Ancestry of “vindusvisker”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | vindu | a window |
| 2 | Danish | vindue | window |
| 3 | Old Norse | vindauga | window |
| 4 | Old Norse | vindr | wind; awry; second/third-person singular present... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | windaz | wind |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wéh₁n̥ts | blowing; that which blows; the wind, air |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wḗh₁ti | to blow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |