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.
Ancestry of “*windwōn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | windwōną | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | wē- | to winnow, thresh; to blow, to breathe |