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Where does “vetera” come from?

vetera (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto vetero, from German wetter, from Middle High German weter, from Old High German wetar, from Proto-Germanic wedrą, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰrom, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

vetera (Esperanto): weather

Definitions

  1. weather

Ancestry of “vetera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoveteroweather
2Germanwetter
3Middle High Germanweter—
4Old High Germanwetar—
5Proto-Germanicwedrąweather
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰrom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →