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-.
vejr (Danish): weather; breath; wind, compass point
Definitions
- weather; breath; wind, compass point
Ancestry of “vejr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Danish | wæthær | weather; ram |
| 2 | Old Norse | veðr | weather; ram |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | weþruz | yearling lamb; wether, ram |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wēt- | — |
Words derived from “vejr”