Where does “vejrfast” come from?

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

vejrfast (Danish): stuck in a port due to bad weather; resistant to...

Definitions

  1. stuck in a port due to bad weather; resistant to...

Ancestry of “vejrfast”, step by step

vejrfast traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish vejr

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

via Danish fast

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfastfirm; solid; tight
2Germanfastalmost; nearly; hardly; inflection of fasen: ##...
3Old High Germanfastofirmly
4Proto-West Germanicfastfixed, fast
5Proto-Germanicfastuzfixed, firm, secure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic weþruz →Every word from Old Norse veðr →