Etymology

windsurfing

W4I1N1D2S1U1R1F4I1N1G2

Today it means: A marine sport in which one stands on a floating board (typically 2 - 3 meters in length) to which a sail is attached. The board is steered by tilting the sail or banking the board. Some windsurfers use large waves to perform jumps and other stunts. Full definition →

English surfing ← Middle English suffe? ← Old English wind
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂weh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂wḗh₁ti
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂wéh₁n̥ts
  4. Proto-Germanic*windaz
  5. Proto-West Germanic*wind
  6. Old Englishwind
  7. Middle Englishwynd
  8. Englishwind
  9. Middle Englishsuffe?
  10. Englishsuff?
  11. Englishsurf
  12. Englishsurfing
  13. English todaywindsurfing

From wind + surfing.

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