1. Etymology of the English word wind
the English word wind
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *we-
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *wendanan
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *wendas
Derivations in English
windgall, backwind, downwind, headwind, tailwind, upwind, windage, windblast, windblown, windbound, windbreak, windburn, windcheater, windchest, windfarm, windflaw, windpipe, windproof, windrode, windrow, windshield, windsock, windsucker, windsurf, windtight, windward, windway, windsurfing, windless, windmill, windstorm, windbag, winded, windfall, windup, windscreen, windy, winder, rawinsonde, stemwinding, woundCognates
Catalan vent, Danish vind, Dutch wind, Dutch weder, Dutch winden, English weather, English wether, French vent, German Wind, German Wetter, German Widder, German winden, Gothic winds, Icelandic vindur, Icelandic vedur, Icelandic vinda, Italian vento, Latin ventus, Nynorsk vinn, Provençal vent, Riksmal vind, Spanish viento, Swedish väder, Swedish vädur, Swedish vind, Swedish vinda, Yiddish vint, Yiddish veterUsage
Word found in Old English, Modern English2. Etymology of the English word wind
derived from the English word wind
