the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > knowledge, what is known > have knowledge of [verb (intransitive)] > get to know (4)
= 9, but with to, unto. Obsolete.
intransitive. With to or unto. To succeed in understanding something. Obsolete.
to get wind of: to receive information or a hint of, to come to know (cf. 4). Also with clause. Hence, in later use, wind = a hint or slight…