Where does “wiatr” come from?
wiatr (Polish) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti — to blow.
wiatr (Polish): wind
Definitions
- wind
Ancestry of “wiatr”, step by step
wiatr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Windbeutel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Windbeutel | cream puff |
| 2 | German | wind | wind; the movement of air usually caused by convection or differences of air pressure |
| 3 | Middle High German | wint | — |
| 4 | Old High German | wint | wind |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wind | wind |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | windaz | wind |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wéh₁n̥ts | blowing; that which blows; the wind, air |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wḗh₁ti | to blow |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |
via Proto-Slavic *vě̀trъ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | *vě̀trъ | wind |