Where does “passatvind” come from?
passatvind (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk passat, from Dutch passaat, from Spanish pasada, from Pali a-, from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.
passatvind (Norwegian Nynorsk): a trade wind
Definitions
- a trade wind
Ancestry of “passatvind”, step by step
passatvind traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk passat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | passat | a trade wind |
| 2 | Dutch | passaat | A trade wind in the Atlantic; usually an easterly... |
| 3 | Spanish | pasada | feminine singular of pasado; transit, crossing;... |
| 4 | Pali | a- | no; not; non; etc; not; lacking; without; etc |
| 5 | Sanskrit | अ- | un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | a- | un-, a- |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |
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 |