Where does “vinddrag” come from?

vinddrag (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk vind, 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.

vinddrag (Norwegian Nynorsk): a slight breath of wind

Definitions

  1. a slight breath of wind

Ancestry of “vinddrag”, step by step

vinddrag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk vind

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskvindwind
2Old Norsevindrwind; awry; second/third-person singular present...
3Proto-Germanicwindazwind
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wéh₁n̥tsblowing; that which blows; the wind, air
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

via Norwegian Nynorsk drag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskdraga pull, drag; hang; feature
2Old Norsedrag—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts →