wint

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋɪnt/

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• Homophone: wind

Verb

wint

1. second- and third-person singular present indicative of winnen
2. (archaic) plural imperative of winnen

Etymology

From Old Dutch wint, from Proto-Germanic *windaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts (“blowing”), present participle of *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”).

Noun

wint m

1. wind (movement of air)
2. cardinal direction
3. air
4. smell, odour
5. wind, flatulence

Further reading

• “wint (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “wint (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *windaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts (“blowing”), present participle of *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”). Akin to Old Saxon wind, Old English wind, Old Norse vindr, Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌳𐍃 (winds).

Noun

wint m (plural winti)

1. wind