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Limburgish
Etymology 1
From Proto-West Germanic *wind, from Proto-Germanic *windaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts (“wind”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Waïnt m (plural Waïnde, diminutive Wénntje) (Eupen)
- wind
Etymology 2
From earlier want, from Proto-Germanic *wanduz, from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ-.
Pronunciation
Noun
Waïnt f (plural Waïnt, diminutive Wanntje) (Eupen)
- wall, partition
- vertical face of a precipice, any large vertical surface
Etymology 3
From earlier winda, from Proto-Germanic *windaną, from same root as etymology 2.
Pronunciation
Noun
Waïnt f (plural Waïnde) (Eupen)
- winch, windlass
- (botany) bindweed
Etymology 4
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Noun
Waïnt (Eupen)
- plural of Waïnt