Where does “bewittert” come from?
bewittert (German) comes from German Witterung, from German wittern, from Middle High German witeren, 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.
bewittert (German): weathered
Definitions
- weathered
Ancestry of “bewittert”, step by step
bewittert traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Witterung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Witterung | weather; scent |
| 2 | German | wittern | to scent; to smell something far with a good... |
| 3 | Middle High German | witeren | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | weter | — |
| 5 | Old High German | wetar | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wedrą | weather |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wedʰrom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |
via German T
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | T | (on license plates of government cars) |
via German be
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | be | — |