Where does “veður” come from?
veður (Faroese) comes from Old Norse veðr, from Proto-Germanic weþruz, from Proto-Indo-European wēt-.
veður (Faroese): ram, wether; one of several spikes at the ends...
Definitions
- ram, wether; one of several spikes at the ends...
Ancestry of “veður”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | veðr | weather; ram |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | weþruz | yearling lamb; wether, ram |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wēt- | — |
Words derived from “veður”