Where does “winnooween” come from?

winnooween (Yola) comes from Middle English wyndwyng, from Middle English windwen, from Old English windwian, from Proto-West Germanic *windwōn, from Proto-Germanic windwōną, from Proto-Indo-European wē- — to winnow, thresh; to blow, to breathe.

winnooween (Yola): blowing

Definitions

  1. blowing

Ancestry of “winnooween”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwyndwyngwinnowing
2Middle Englishwindwen—
3Old Englishwindwianto winnow, fan, ventilate; to fan, winnow
4Proto-West Germanic*windwōnto winnow, blow about in the wind
5Proto-Germanicwindwōną—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwē-to winnow, thresh; to blow, to breathe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wē- →Every word from Proto-Germanic windwōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *windwōn →