Where does “prachtweer” come from?
prachtweer (Dutch) comes from Dutch prachtig, from German prächtig, from German -ig, from German -jährig, from German Jahr, from Middle High German jār, from Old High German jār, from Proto-West Germanic jār — year.
prachtweer (Dutch): beautiful weather, good weather
Definitions
- beautiful weather, good weather
Ancestry of “prachtweer”, step by step
prachtweer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch prachtig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | prachtig | splendid, marvelous |
| 2 | German | prächtig | splendid, wonderful |
| 3 | German | -ig | -y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives... |
| 4 | German | -jährig | years old; years lasting |
| 5 | German | Jahr | year |
| 6 | Middle High German | jār | year |
| 7 | Old High German | jār | year |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | jār | year |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | jērą | year; name of the J-rune |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₁r- | year |
via Dutch weer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | weer | again; back; weather |
| 2 | Dutch | weder | Alternative form of weer; Dated form of weer;... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | weder | against, in opposition to, counter to; contrary... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | wither | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wiþr | toward, against |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wiþrą | toward, against |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wī-tero- | further apart |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wi | apart, asunder; away from, against |