Where does “wiatrogon” come from?
wiatrogon (Polish) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts — to blow.
wiatrogon (Polish): one who is constantly in motion and who tends to act without reflection
Definitions
- one who is constantly in motion and who tends to act without reflection
Ancestry of “wiatrogon”, step by step
wiatrogon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish wiatr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | wiatr | wind |
| 2 | German | Windbeutel | cream puff |
| 3 | German | wind | wind; the movement of air usually caused by convection or differences of air pressure |
| 4 | Middle High German | wint | — |
| 5 | Old High German | wint | wind |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | wind | wind |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | windaz | wind |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wéh₁n̥ts | blowing; that which blows; the wind, air |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wḗh₁ti | to blow |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |