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Where does “onweder” come from?

onweder (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch onweder, from Old Dutch unwedar, from Proto-Germanic unwedrą, from Proto-Germanic wedrą, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰrom, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

onweder (Dutch): Archaic form of onweer

Definitions

  1. Archaic form of onweer

Ancestry of “onweder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchonweder—
2Old Dutchunwedar—
3Proto-Germanicunwedrąbad weather, storm
4Proto-Germanicwedrąweather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰrom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →