Etymology

west wind

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

Old English westwind ← Proto-West Germanic *westawind
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The story

  1. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*westawind
  2. Old English · inherited fromwestwind
  3. English todaywest wind

Inherited from Old English westwind, from Proto-West Germanic *westawind.

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