Where does “wetter” come from?

wetter (German) comes 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.

wetter (German): weather

Definitions

  1. weather

Ancestry of “wetter”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wetter”

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