Where does “Tauwetter” come from?

Tauwetter (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.

Tauwetter (German): thaw warmer weather that melts ice and snow

Definitions

  1. thaw warmer weather that melts ice and snow

Ancestry of “Tauwetter”, step by step

Tauwetter 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 tau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantaudew
2Middle High Germantou—
3Old High Germandoudiscipline, coercion, tuition
4Old High Germantoudew
5Proto-Germanic*dawwaz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →