Etymology Explorer › Danish

Where does “vejre” come from?

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

vejre (Danish): to scent

Definitions

  1. to scent

Ancestry of “vejre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishvejrweather; breath; wind, compass point
2Old Danishwæthærweather; ram
3Old Norseveðrweather; ram
4Proto-Germanicweþruzyearling lamb; wether, ram
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwēt-—

Words derived from “vejre”

  • vejr
  • vejrfast
  • vejrhane
  • vejre
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēt- →