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Where does “Hagelwetter” come from?

Hagelwetter (German) 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.

Hagelwetter (German): hailstorm

Definitions

  1. hailstorm

Ancestry of “Hagelwetter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwetter
2Middle High Germanweter—
3Old High Germanwetar—
4Proto-Germanicwedrąweather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰrom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →