Etymology

wintard

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Today it means: A user or advocate of Microsoft Windows. Full definition →

English retard ← Middle English retarden ← Anglo-Norman retarder
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂weh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂wḗh₁ti
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂wéh₁n̥ts
  4. Proto-Germanic*windaz
  5. Old Norsevindr
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ekʷ-
  7. Proto-Germanic*augô
  8. Proto-Norse*ᚨᚢᚷᚨ (*auga)
  9. Old Norseauga
  10. Old Norsevindauga
  11. Middle Englishwyndowe
  12. Englishwindow
  13. EnglishWindows
  14. Proto-Italic*wre-
  15. Latinre-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*terh₂-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂dos
  18. Proto-Italic*tardos
  19. Latintardus
  20. Latinretardō
  21. Anglo-Normanretarder
  22. Middle Englishretarden
  23. Englishretard
  24. English todaywintard

From Windows + -tard.

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