Where does “Pędziwiatr” come from?
Pędziwiatr (Polish) comes from Polish pędziwiatr, from Polish wiatr, from German Windbeutel, from German wind, from Middle High German wint, from Old High German wint, from Proto-West Germanic wind, from Proto-Germanic windaz — to blow.
Ancestry of “Pędziwiatr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | pędziwiatr | One who is constantly in motion and who tends to... |
| 2 | Polish | wiatr | wind |
| 3 | German | Windbeutel | cream puff |
| 4 | German | wind | — |
| 5 | Middle High German | wint | — |
| 6 | Old High German | wint | wind |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | wind | wind |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | windaz | wind |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wéh₁n̥ts | blowing; that which blows; the wind, air |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wḗh₁ti | to blow |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |