Where does “weatherman” come from?
weatherman (English) comes 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.
weatherman (English): A person, especially a male one, who reports the...
Definitions
- A person, especially a male one, who reports the...
Ancestry of “weatherman”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | weather | The short term state of the atmosphere at a... |
| 2 | Middle English | weder | weather, condition of the sky; good weather; bad... |
| 3 | Old English | weder | weather; wind, storm, breeze, air |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wedr | weather |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wedrą | weather |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wedʰrom | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |