Where does “vindil” come from?

vindil (Swedish) comes from Swedish il, from Swedish ila, from Swedish -a, from Old Swedish -a, from Old Norse -a, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

vindil (Swedish): a sudden (lighter) breeze, a gust of wind

Definitions

  1. a sudden (lighter) breeze, a gust of wind

Ancestry of “vindil”, step by step

vindil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish il

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishilgust; a strong, abrupt rush of wind; hurry
2Swedishilato hurry
3Swedish-aSuffix to mark that the corresponding noun is...
4Old Swedish-aCreates denominative verbs from nouns
5Old Norse-aindicates negation; does not; Creates...
6Proto-Germanic-ōnąCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
7Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
10Chichewaiyehe, she

via Swedish vind

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvindbent, twisted, warped; a wind; movement of air;...
2Old Swedishvinder
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
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