Where does “*wind” come from?

*wind (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic windaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

Ancestry of “*wind”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwindazwind
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wéh₁n̥tsblowing; that which blows; the wind, air
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

Words derived from “*wind”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts →