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
- A narrow piece of material used to prevent cold...
Ancestry of “weatherstrip”, step by step
weatherstrip traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English weather
| 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 |
via English strip
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | strip | A long, thin piece of land; any long, thin area;... |
| 2 | Middle English | strepen | to remove the clothes of, undress, strip; to peel... |
| 3 | Old English | strīepan | plunder |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | strēpōną | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter(h₁)- | to be stiff; be rigid; exert |