vongur
Faroese
/ˈvɔŋkʊɹ/
noun
Definitions
- wing (birds, bats and insects)
- wing, aerofoil, airfoil
- wing (of a building)
- outer forward (football, etc.)
- part of the football field at the sideline
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse vængr (wing) inherited from Proto-Germanic *wēngijaz derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- (blow).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₂weh₁-
Gloss
blow
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aero- English
- ventilator English
- aptus Latin
- vannus Latin
- ventilāre Latin
- ventilātus Latin
- ventus Latin
- ventōsus Latin
- āēr Latin
- venticello Italian
- ventilator Dutch, Flemish
- ventileren Dutch, Flemish
- éventer French
- ἀέρος Ancient Greek
- ἀήρ Ancient Greek
- ἀθλέω Ancient Greek
- ἀθλητής Ancient Greek
- ἀτμός Ancient Greek
- ἄθλημα Ancient Greek
- ἆθλον Ancient Greek
- ἆθλος Ancient Greek
- ἠεροειδής Ancient Greek
- *h₂weh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂weh₁-yús Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂wéh₁n̥tos Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂wéh₁n̥ts Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂wḗh₁ti Proto-Indo-European
- vinge Norwegian Bokmål
- *wēaną Proto-Germanic
- *wēinga Proto-Germanic
- *wēingan- Proto-Germanic
- *wēingô Proto-Germanic
- *wēngijaz Proto-Germanic
- vinge Swedish
- veng Norwegian Nynorsk
- वा Sanskrit
- winge Middle English
- hvirfilvindr Old Norse
- vængr Old Norse
- vinge Danish
- *větrъ Proto-Slavic
- vængur Icelandic
- prifwynt Welsh
- fet Old Irish
- vetëtin Albanian
- *HwaHyúš Proto-Indo-Iranian
- vaingj Westrobothnian
- *watnos Proto-Italic
- vėjas Lithuanian
- *aweita Proto-Albanian
- *awuòr Proto-Albanian
- *wetrā Proto-Balto-Slavic
- *wētras Proto-Balto-Slavic
- *wḗˀtei Proto-Balto-Slavic
- ventixeu Ligurian