Where does “vintervejr” come from?

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

vintervejr (Danish): winter weather

Definitions

  1. winter weather

Ancestry of “vintervejr”, step by step

vintervejr 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 vinter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishvinterwinter
2Old Danishwintærwinter
3Old Norsevintrwinter
4Proto-Germanicwintruzwinter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic weþruz →Every word from Old Norse veðr →
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