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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

  1. pond

Ancestry of “Weiher”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwīher—
2Old High Germanwīwāri—
3Proto-Germanic*wīwārī—
4Latinvīvārium—
5Latinvīvō—
6Proto-Italicgʷīwōlive, be alive
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “Weiher”

  • bajer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →