1570s, "conclusion or final adjustment and settlement of some matter," from verbal phrase wind up (see wind (v.1)). Baseball pitching sense attested from 1906.
wind-sock
Windsor
windstorm
windsurf
windswept
wind-up
windward
windy
wine
winebibber
winery
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