Where does “weatherliness” come from?
weatherliness (English) comes from English weatherly, from English weather, from Middle English weder, from Old English weder, from Proto-West Germanic wedr, from Proto-Germanic wedrą, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰrom, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.
weatherliness (English): The quality of being weatherly
Definitions
- The quality of being weatherly
Ancestry of “weatherliness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | weatherly | Able to sail close to the wind with little leeway |
| 2 | English | weather | The short term state of the atmosphere at a... |
| 3 | Middle English | weder | weather, condition of the sky; good weather; bad... |
| 4 | Old English | weder | weather; wind, storm, breeze, air |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wedr | weather |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wedrą | weather |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wedʰrom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |