Where does “veðurvánir” come from?

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

veðurvánir (Faroese): weather forecast

Definitions

  1. weather forecast

Ancestry of “veðurvánir”, step by step

veðurvánir 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 vánir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesevánir—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic weþruz →Every word from Old Norse veðr →