Etymology

north wind

Today it means: A wind blowing from the north. Full definition →

Old English norþwind
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  1. Old English · inherited fromnorþwind
  2. English todaynorth wind

From Old English norþwind, corresponding to north (originally an adjective) + wind. Compare Dutch noordwind, German Nordwind.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.