Where does “Schönwetterlage” come from?

Schönwetterlage (German) comes from German Schönwetter, from German schön, from Middle High German schœne, from Old High German scōni, from Proto-West Germanic skaunī, from Proto-Germanic skaunį̄, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Schönwetterlage (German): fine weather conditions

Definitions

  1. fine weather conditions

Ancestry of “Schönwetterlage”, step by step

Schönwetterlage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schönwetter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchönwettergood weather
2Germanschönbeautiful, lovely, pretty, handsome; good, great,...
3Middle High Germanschœnebeautiful
4Old High Germanscōnihandsome, brilliant, pure, lovely, good,...
5Proto-West Germanicskaunībeautiful
6Proto-Germanicskaunį̄niceness, beauty
7Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
8Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
9Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via German läge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlägefirst/third-person singular subjunctive II of...
2Middle High Germanlāge
3Old High Germanlāga
4Proto-West Germanicliggjanto lie, to rest
5Proto-Germanicligjanąto lie, to rest
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂Every word from Proto-Germanic -į̄Every word from Proto-Germanic skaunį̄