Where does “Wettergeschehen” come from?
Wettergeschehen (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.
Wettergeschehen (German): weather report
Definitions
- weather report
Ancestry of “Wettergeschehen”, step by step
Wettergeschehen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German wetter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wetter | weather |
| 2 | Middle High German | weter | — |
| 3 | Old High German | wetar | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wedrą | weather |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wedʰrom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |
via German geschehen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | geschehen | to occur; to happen |
| 2 | Middle High German | geschehen | to happen, rush |
| 3 | Old High German | giskehan | to happen |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *skehan | to move quickly |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skehaną | to jump; spring up; to emerge; come up; happen |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱek- | to pass, happen |