hvirfilvindr
Old Norse
noun
Definitions
- whirlwind
Etymology
Compound from Old Norse hvirfill + Old Norse vindr (wind)root from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- (blow).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₂weh₁-
Gloss
blow
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aero- English
- ventilator English
- whirl English
- whirlwind English
- wind English
- aptus Latin
- vannus Latin
- ventilāre Latin
- ventilātus Latin
- ventus Latin
- ventōsus Latin
- āēr Latin
- venticello Italian
- ventilator Dutch, Flemish
- ventileren Dutch, Flemish
- éventer French
- ἀέρος Ancient Greek
- ἀήρ Ancient Greek
- ἀθλέω Ancient Greek
- ἀθλητής Ancient Greek
- ἀτμός Ancient Greek
- ἄθλημα Ancient Greek
- ἆθλον Ancient Greek
- ἆθλος Ancient Greek
- ἠεροειδής Ancient Greek
- *h₂weh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂weh₁-yús Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂wéh₁n̥tos Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂wéh₁n̥ts Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂wḗh₁ti Proto-Indo-European
- hvirvel Norwegian Bokmål
- vind Norwegian Bokmål
- virvel Norwegian Bokmål
- virvelvind Norwegian Bokmål
- *hwirbilaz Proto-Germanic
- *windaz Proto-Germanic
- *wēaną Proto-Germanic
- *wēngijaz Proto-Germanic
- vindöga Swedish
- vind Norwegian Nynorsk
- virvel Norwegian Nynorsk
- virvelvind Norwegian Nynorsk
- वा Sanskrit
- whirlewind Middle English
- Vindálfr Old Norse
- hverfa Old Norse
- hvirfill Old Norse
- hvirfla Old Norse
- vindauga Old Norse
- vindr Old Norse
- hvirvel Danish
- *větrъ Proto-Slavic
- hvirfill Icelandic
- vindur Icelandic
- prifwynt Welsh
- fet Old Irish
- vindur Faroese
- vetëtin Albanian
- *HwaHyúš Proto-Indo-Iranian
- vinder Old Swedish
- *watnos Proto-Italic
- vėjas Lithuanian
- *aweita Proto-Albanian
- *awuòr Proto-Albanian
- *wetrā Proto-Balto-Slavic
- *wētras Proto-Balto-Slavic
- *wḗˀtei Proto-Balto-Slavic
- ventixeu Ligurian