windig

German

Etymology

From Middle High German windic, equivalent to Wind + -ig. Compare English windy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɪndɪç/
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Adjective

windig (comparative windiger, superlative am windigsten)

  1. windy
  2. (of a person or undertaking) dodgy; dubious

Declension

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Further reading


Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *windigaz (windy), equivalent to wind + -iġ.

Adjective

windiġ

  1. windy.
  2. windy, flatulent; gassy.

Descendants

References

  • windig in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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