Where does “Winterwetter” come from?

Winterwetter (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.

Winterwetter (German): winter weather

Definitions

  1. winter weather

Ancestry of “Winterwetter”, step by step

Winterwetter 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 Winter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWinterwinter
2Middle High Germanwinterwinter
3Old High Germanwintarwinter
4Proto-West Germanicwintruwinter
5Proto-Germanicwintruzwinter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedʰrom →Every word from Proto-Germanic wedrą →