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wind

Pronunciation: /vənt/

“wind” is an Afrikaans word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. wind (movement of air)

verb

  1. to wind

Etymology

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

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