Where does “vejr” come from?

vejr (Danish) comes from Old Danish wæthær, from Old Norse veðr, from Proto-Germanic weþruz, from Proto-Indo-European wēt- — year.

vejr (Danish): weather; breath; wind, compass point

Definitions

  1. weather; breath; wind, compass point

Ancestry of “vejr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishwæthærweather; ram
2Old Norseveðrweather; ram
3Proto-Germanicweþruzyearling lamb; wether, ram
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēt-year

Words derived from “vejr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic weþruz →Every word from Old Norse veðr →