Where does “onweren” come from?

onweren (Dutch) comes from Dutch en, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī, from Proto-Germanic andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

onweren (Dutch): to have a thunderstorm in progress

Definitions

  1. to have a thunderstorm in progress

Ancestry of “onweren”, step by step

onweren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch en

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchenand; well, so; plus, and
2Middle Dutchendeand; end
3Old Dutchendiend
4Proto-West Germanicandīend
5Proto-Germanicandijazend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Dutch onweer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchonweerthunderstorm
2DutchonwederArchaic form of onweer
3Middle Dutchonweder—
4Old Dutchunwedar—
5Proto-Germanicunwedrąbad weather, storm
6Proto-Germanicwedrąweather
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰrom—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos →