Etymology Explorer › Proto-Indo-European

Where does “windo-” come from?

windo- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

Ancestry of “windo-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “windo-”

  • Barry
  • Jennifer
  • Fiona
  • Gwyn
  • penguin
  • Guinevere
  • Gwynne
  • Gwynn
  • Fingal
  • Wyn
  • Olwen
  • Gwenhwyfar
  • Bazza
  • Fingalian
  • Fingallian
  • gwyniad
  • penguinlike
  • penguinesque
  • penguinone
  • penguinarium
  • Vendée
  • penguinese
  • penguinery
  • Gwendolen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →