Where does “windwian” come from?
windwian (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *windwōn, from Proto-Germanic windwōną, from Proto-Indo-European wē- — to winnow, thresh; to blow, to breathe.
windwian (Old English): to winnow, fan, ventilate; to fan, winnow
Definitions
- to winnow, fan, ventilate; to fan, winnow
Ancestry of “windwian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *windwōn | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | windwōną | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wē- | to winnow, thresh; to blow, to breathe |
Words derived from “windwian”