wintch

Crimean Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *windaz. Stearns argues that the spelling is a misprint for unattested *wintsch; Krause & Slocum further argue that the final -sch may be pronounced /s/ and indicate the survival into Crimean Gothic of the Proto-Germanic nominative singular ending Proto-Germanic *-az, which had otherwise been lost in contemporary Germanic languages.

Noun

wintch

1. wind
   • 1562, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, (Please provide the book title or journal name):

     VVintch. Ventus.

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