Where does “medvind” come from?
medvind (Swedish) comes from Swedish vind, from Old Swedish vinder, 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.
medvind (Swedish): tailwind, fair wind, favourable wind
Definitions
- tailwind, fair wind, favourable wind
Ancestry of “medvind”, step by step
medvind traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish vind
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | vind | bent, twisted, warped; a wind; movement of air;... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | vinder | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | vindr | wind; awry; second/third-person singular present... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | windaz | wind |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wéh₁n̥ts | blowing; that which blows; the wind, air |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wḗh₁ti | to blow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |
via Swedish med
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | med | also, as well, too; with, together with, in the... |
| 2 | Old English | mæþ | measure, degree, proportion; measure or extent of... |
| 3 | Old Norse | með | with, along with |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | midi | with, by, through; along, together |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meth₂ | with |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mé | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |