Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wind

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *windaz.

Noun

*wind m

wind

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*wind
Genitive	*windas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*wind	windō, windōs
Accusative	*wind	*windā
Genitive	*windas	*windō
Dative	*windē	*windum
Instrumental	*windu	*windum

Descendants

Old English: wind
- Middle English: wynd, wend, wende, wind, winde, wynde
  - English: wind
  - Scots: wind, win
  - Yola: weend, wyeene
Old Frisian: wind
- Saterland Frisian: Wíend
- West Frisian: wyn
Old Saxon: wind
- Middle Low German: wint
  - German Low German: Wind
  - Plautdietsch: Wint
Old Dutch: wint
- Middle Dutch: wint
  - Dutch: wind
    - Afrikaans: wind
    - Berbice Creole Dutch: wende
    - Negerhollands: wind, win, wen
    - Skepi Creole Dutch: went
    - → Aukan: winta
    - → Sranan Tongo: winti
  - Limburgish: windj
Old High German: wint
- Middle High German: wint
  - Alemannic German:
    Italian Walser: winn, wend, wénn, wind
  - Bavarian:
    Cimbrian: bint
    Mòcheno: bint
    Udinese: bint
    Viennese: Wind
  - German: Wind
  - Luxembourgish: Wand
  - Vilamovian: wynt
  - Yiddish: ווינט (vint)