Where does “wether” come from?

Wether comes from Middle English wedyr, from Old English weþer, from Proto-Germanic weþruz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁-.

wether (English): A castrated buck goat; A castrated ram; To...

Definitions

  1. A castrated buck goat; A castrated ram; To...

Ancestry of “wether”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwether—
2Old Englishweþerwether
3Proto-West Germanicweþruyearling lamb; wether, ram
4Proto-Germanicweþruzyearling lamb; wether, ram
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwēt-year
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic weþruz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic weþru →