Where does “Wetterlage” come from?

Wetterlage (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.

Wetterlage (German): atmospheric conditions, weather conditions

Definitions

  1. atmospheric conditions, weather conditions

Ancestry of “Wetterlage”, step by step

Wetterlage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German wetter

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

via German läge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlägefirst/third-person singular subjunctive II of...
2Middle High Germanlāge—
3Old High Germanlāga—
4Proto-West Germanicliggjanto lie, to rest
5Proto-Germanicligjanąto lie, to rest
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

Words derived from “Wetterlage”

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