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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts (“blowing; that which blows, i.e. air, wind”) (genitive *h₂uh₁n̥tés), present participle of *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”).[1] Cognate with Latin ventus (“wind”).[2]
Pronunciation
Noun
*windaz m
- wind
Inflection
Declension of *windaz (masculine a-stem)
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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*windaz
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*windōz, *windōs
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vocative
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*wind
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*windōz, *windōs
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accusative
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*windą
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*windanz
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genitive
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*windas, *windis
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*windǫ̂
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dative
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*windai
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*windamaz
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instrumental
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*windō
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*windamiz
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Descendants
References
- ^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) “wind”, in Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press
- ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*winda-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 587