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

  1. to winnow, fan, ventilate; to fan, winnow

Ancestry of “windwian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*windwōnto winnow, blow about in the wind
2Proto-Germanicwindwōną—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwē-to winnow, thresh; to blow, to breathe

Words derived from “windwian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wē- →Every word from Proto-Germanic windwōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *windwōn →