'windblown' originates from the combination of 'wind' and 'blown', where 'wind' refers to moving air and 'blown' is the past participle of 'blow', meaning 'to be carried by the wind'.

'windblown' changed from the Old English word 'blāwan' (to blow) and eventually became the modern English word 'windblown'.

Initially, it meant 'carried by the wind', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.