Where does “Weiher” come from?
Weiher (German) comes from Middle High German wīher, from Old High German wīwāri, from Proto-Germanic *wīwārī, from Latin vīvārium, from Latin vīvō, from Proto-Italic gʷīwō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós — to live.
Weiher (German): pond
Definitions
- pond
Ancestry of “Weiher”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | wīher | — |
| 2 | Old High German | wīwāri | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *wīwārī | — |
| 4 | Latin | vīvārium | park, preserve, enclosure |
| 5 | Latin | vīvō | to live |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | gʷīwō | live, be alive |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷíh₃weti | to live, to be alive |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |