Where does “Kjrieselwint” come from?
Kjrieselwint (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Wint, from Middle Low German wint, from Old Saxon wind, 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.
Kjrieselwint (Plautdietsch): whirlwind, tornado
Definitions
- whirlwind, tornado
Ancestry of “Kjrieselwint”, step by step
Kjrieselwint traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Plautdietsch Wint
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | Wint | wind |
| 2 | Middle Low German | wint | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | wind | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wind | wind |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | windaz | wind |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wéh₁n̥ts | blowing; that which blows; the wind, air |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wḗh₁ti | to blow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |
via Plautdietsch Kjriesel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | Kjriesel | propeller |