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Where does “vetero” come from?

vetero (Esperanto) comes 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.

vetero (Esperanto): weather

Definitions

  1. weather

Ancestry of “vetero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwetter
2Middle High Germanweter—
3Old High Germanwetar—
4Proto-Germanicwedrąweather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰrom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

Words derived from “vetero”

  • veteraĉo
  • vetera
  • veterprognozo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →