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Where does “windwōną” come from?

windwōną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European wē- — to winnow, thresh; to blow, to breathe.

Ancestry of “windwōną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwē-to winnow, thresh; to blow, to breathe

Words derived from “windwōną”

  • winnow
  • winnower
  • winnoweth
  • winnowest
  • windwen
  • windewen
  • winewen
  • windwian
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