Where does “weather” come from?
Weather comes from Middle English weder, from Old English weder, from Proto-Germanic wedrą, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰrom, ultimately from the root h₂weh₁-.
weather (English): The short term state of the atmosphere at a...
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- The short term state of the atmosphere at a...
Ancestry of “weather”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | weder | weather, condition of the sky; good weather; bad... |
| 2 | Old English | weder | weather; wind, storm, breeze, air |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | wedr | weather |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wedrą | weather |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wedʰrom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |
Words derived from “weather”