Where does “Verwitterung” come from?
Verwitterung (German) comes from German verwittern, from German wittern, from Middle High German witeren, 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.
Verwitterung (German): weathering, decomposition
Definitions
- weathering, decomposition
Ancestry of “Verwitterung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | verwittern | To erode; To overhaul the smell of a place to... |
| 2 | German | wittern | to scent; to smell something far with a good... |
| 3 | Middle High German | witeren | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | weter | — |
| 5 | Old High German | wetar | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wedrą | weather |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wedʰrom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |