Where does “monsunvind” come from?
monsunvind (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from German Monsun, from English monsoon, from Dutch moesson, from French mousson, from Portuguese monção, from Arabic مَوْسِم, from Arabic موسم, from Arabic وسم — to mark, to brand, impress a sign, to tag; to...
monsunvind (Norwegian Nynorsk): a monsoon (wind)
Definitions
- a monsoon (wind)
Ancestry of “monsunvind”, step by step
monsunvind traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Monsun
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Monsun | monsoon |
| 2 | English | monsoon | Any of a number of winds associated with regions... |
| 3 | Dutch | moesson | monsoon |
| 4 | French | mousson | monsoon |
| 5 | Portuguese | monção | monsoon; opportunity, occasion; each of the... |
| 6 | Arabic | مَوْسِم | season, holiday |
| 7 | Arabic | موسم | season; festive season; festival, holiday |
| 8 | Arabic | وسم | to mark, to brand, impress a sign, to tag; to... |
via Norwegian Nynorsk vind
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | vind | wind |
| 2 | Old Norse | vindr | wind; awry; second/third-person singular present... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | windaz | wind |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wéh₁n̥ts | blowing; that which blows; the wind, air |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wḗh₁ti | to blow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |