Where does “uinneag” come from?

uinneag (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle Irish fuindeóc, from Old Norse vindauga, from Old Norse vindr, from Proto-Germanic windaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

uinneag (Scottish Gaelic): window; Recess in the wall of a kitchen used as a...

Definitions

  1. window; Recess in the wall of a kitchen used as a...

Ancestry of “uinneag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishfuindeóc—
2Old Norsevindaugawindow
3Old Norsevindrwind; awry; second/third-person singular present...
4Proto-Germanicwindazwind
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wéh₁n̥tsblowing; that which blows; the wind, air
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

Words derived from “uinneag”

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