Where does “toruveður” come from?

toruveður (Faroese) comes from Faroese veður, from Old Norse veðr, from Proto-Germanic weþruz, from Proto-Indo-European wēt- — year.

toruveður (Faroese): thunderstorm

Definitions

  1. thunderstorm

Ancestry of “toruveður”, step by step

toruveður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese veður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseveðurram, wether; one of several spikes at the ends...
2Old Norseveðrweather; ram
3Proto-Germanicweþruzyearling lamb; wether, ram
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēt-year

via Faroese Tóra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FaroeseTórathunder
2Old Norseþorato dare, have the courage to do a thing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic weþruz →Every word from Old Norse veðr →