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

Hagelwetter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German wetter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwetterweather
2Middle High Germanweter—
3Old High Germanwetar—
4Proto-Germanicwedrąweather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰrom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

via German hagel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhagelhail
2Middle High Germanhagel—
3Old High Germanhagalhail
4Proto-Germanichaglazhail; name of the H-rune
5Proto-Indo-Europeankagʰlospebble, hail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedʰrom →Every word from Proto-Germanic wedrą →