Where does “Wetterkunde” come from?

Wetterkunde (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.

Wetterkunde (German): meteorology

Definitions

  1. meteorology

Ancestry of “Wetterkunde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwetterweather
2Middle High Germanweter—
3Old High Germanwetar—
4Proto-Germanicwedrąweather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰrom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

Words derived from “Wetterkunde”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedʰrom →Every word from Proto-Germanic wedrą →