From where derived the expression "first wind", "second wind", etc, in terms of level of drunkeness

Question

From where derived the expression "first wind", "second wind", etc, in terms of level of drunkeness

Answer 1

http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-thr1...

My friends I have found it.

{hands raised high-feeling real proud.]

http://www.bartleby.com/59/4/threesheets...

To be “three sheets to the wind” is to be drunk. The sheet is the line that controls the sails on a ship. If the line is not secured, the sail flops in the wind, and the ship loses headway and control. If all three sails are loose, the ship is out of control.   1

Answer 2

Second wind is just energy you get, it does not pertain to being drunk, being 3 sheets to the wind is more like being drunk.  

Answer 3

you mean "three sheets to the wind" its a expression in which I am trying to become!

Answer 4

"Sheets to the wind" is a nautical term. Sheets = ropes and having sheets in the wind means your sails, and therefore your ship, is no longer under control.