Where does “*windwōn” come from?

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

*windwōn (Proto-West Germanic): to winnow, blow about in the wind

Definitions

  1. to winnow, blow about in the wind

Ancestry of “*windwōn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwindwōną—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwē-to winnow, thresh; to blow, to breathe

Words derived from “*windwōn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wē- →Every word from Proto-Germanic windwōną →