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Where does “wintos” come from?

wintos (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

wintos (Proto-Celtic): wind

Definitions

  1. wind

Ancestry of “wintos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wéh₁n̥tsblowing; that which blows; the wind, air
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

Words derived from “wintos”

  • fead
  • feadóg
  • feadánach
  • feadánacht
  • feadán
  • néarfheadán
  • feadógaí
  • fead
  • prifwynt
  • gwyntoedd
  • prifwyntoedd
  • gwynt
  • fet
  • fetán
  • feddan
  • gwɨnt
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