Source etymology 1 · variant 1/2
Original entry ↗noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryReal or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure. · Air artificially put in motion by any force or action. · The ability to breathe easily. · News of an event, especially by hearsay or gossip.
From Middle English wynd, wind, from Old English wind (“wind”), from Proto-West Germanic *wind, from Proto-Germanic *windaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥tos (“wind”), from earlier *h₂wéh₁n̥ts (“wind”), derived from the present participle of *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”). Cognates Cognate with Yola weend, wyeene (“wind”), North Frisian win, winj (“wind”), Saterland Frisian Wíend (“wind”), West Frisian wyn (“wind”), Alemannic German wend, wind, winn, wénn (“wind”), Bavarian bint, Wind (“wind”), Cimbrian and Mòcheno bint (“wind”), Dutch wind (“wind”), German and German Low German Wind (“wind”), Luxembourgish Wand (“wind”), Yiddish ווינט (vint, “wind”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish vind (“wind”), Faroese and Icelandic vindur (“wind”), Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌳𐍃 (winds, “wind”), Latin ventus (“wind”), Welsh gwynt (“wind”), Sanskrit वात (vā́ta, “wind”), Russian ве́тер (véter, “wind”), perhaps Albanian bundë (“strong damp wind”). Doublet of athlete, vent, weather and nirvana.
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- Inherited-form mentionwynd,windenm
- Inherited-form mentionwindang · wind
- Inherited-form mention*windgmw-pro
- Inherited-form mention*windazgem-pro
- Cognate mentionweendyol
- Cognate mentionwinfrr
- Cognate mentionWíendstq · wind
- Cognate mentionwynfy · wind
- Cognate mentionwendgsw
- Cognate mentionbintbar
- Cognate mentionwindnl · wind
- Cognate mentionWandlb · wind
- Cognate mentionווינטyi · wind
- Cognate mention𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌳𐍃got · wind
- Cognate mentionventusla · wind
- Cognate mentiongwyntcy · wind
- Cognate mentionवातsa · wind
- Cognate mentionве́терru · wind
- Cognate mentionbundësq · strong damp wind
- Doublet mentionathleteen
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