Wind
English edit
Etymology edit
- As an English surname, from wind (both senses). This surname also appears in Dutch, Danish, Swedish, and German with the same senses, such as Wint. Compare De Wind.
- Also as a German surname, variant of Wendt.
Proper noun edit
Wind
- A surname
Bavarian edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German wint, from Old High German wint, from Proto-West Germanic *wind. Cognates include German Wind and Luxembourgish Wand.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Wind m (plural Wind)
- wind
- 1938, Josef Weinheber, Wien wörtlich, Impression im März:
- Zårte Blatterl schiaßen aus die Zweigel,
und Papierln ziagn im Fruahjåhrswind.- Tender leaves shoot up from the grape,
and the papers move in the spring wind.
- Tender leaves shoot up from the grape,
- fart
- (Vienna) bragging
- (Vienna) upset, disturbance
- Kumm, moch kan Wind! ― Come on, don't get upset!
References edit
- Maria Hornung, Sigmar Grüner (2002) “Wind”, in Wörterbuch der Wiener Mundart, 2nd edition, ÖBV & HPT
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German wint, from Old High German wint, from Proto-West Germanic *wind. Compare Dutch wind, English wind, Danish vind, Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌳𐍃 (winds).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Wind m (strong, genitive Windes or Winds, plural Winde, diminutive Windchen n)
- wind; the movement of air usually caused by convection or differences of air pressure
Declension edit
Hyponyms edit
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Further reading edit
- “Wind” in Duden online
- “Wind” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Wind”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
German Low German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German wint, from Old Saxon wind, from Proto-West Germanic *wind. Compare German Wind, Dutch wind, English wind, Danish vind, Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌳𐍃 (winds).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Wind m (plural Winn or Winnen)
- wind; the movement of air usually caused by convection or differences of air pressure
Derived terms edit
Hunsrik edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Middle High German wint, from Old High German wint, from Proto-West Germanic *wind, from Proto-Germanic *windaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts.[1]
Cognate with German Wind and Luxembourgish Wand.
Noun edit
Wind m (nominative plural Wind)
- wind (movement of air)
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Inherited from Middle High German winden, from Old High German windan, from Proto-West Germanic *windan, from Proto-Germanic *windaną, from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ-.[1]
Cognate with German winden and German wënnen.
Noun edit
Wind f (nominative plural Winne)
Declension edit
References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Wind”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português [Riograndenser Hunsrickisch–Portuguese Dictionary][1] (in Portuguese), 3 edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 176