Where does “wirewite” come from?

wirewite (French) comes from Old Norse veðrviti, from Old Norse veðr, from Proto-Germanic weþruz, from Proto-Indo-European wēt- — year.

Ancestry of “wirewite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseveðrvitiweather indicator, weather vane
2Old Norseveðrweather; ram
3Proto-Germanicweþruzyearling lamb; wether, ram
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēt-year

Words derived from “wirewite”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic weþruz →Every word from Old Norse veðr →