wind

Afrikaans

/vənt/

noun
Definitions
  • A wind movement of air.

Etymology

Inherited from Dutch, Flemish wind (wind, fart, greyhound, draft) inherited from Middle Dutch wint inherited from Old Dutch wint inherited from Proto-Germanic *windaz derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts (blowing, wind).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂wéh₁n̥ts

Gloss

blowing, wind

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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