Where does “winta” come from?

winta (Old High German) comes from Middle High German wint, from Old High German wint, from Proto-West Germanic wind, from Proto-Germanic windaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

Ancestry of “winta”, step by step

winta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German wint

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwint—
2Old High Germanwintwind
3Proto-West Germanicwindwind
4Proto-Germanicwindazwind
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wéh₁n̥tsblowing; that which blows; the wind, air
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

via Proto-Germanic windaną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwindanąto wind, to wrap
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

Words derived from “winta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts →