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Where does “weatherstrip” come from?

weatherstrip (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.

weatherstrip (English): A narrow piece of material used to prevent cold...

Definitions

  1. A narrow piece of material used to prevent cold...

Ancestry of “weatherstrip”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishweatherThe short term state of the atmosphere at a...
2Middle Englishwederweather, condition of the sky; good weather; bad...
3Old Englishwederweather; wind, storm, breeze, air
4Proto-West Germanicwedrweather
5Proto-Germanicwedrąweather
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰrom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →