Where does “witter” come from?

witter (German) comes 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.

witter (German): inflection of wittern: ## first-person singular...

Definitions

  1. inflection of wittern: ## first-person singular...

Ancestry of “witter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwitternto scent; to smell something far with a good...
2Middle High Germanwiteren—
3Middle High Germanweter—
4Old High Germanwetar—
5Proto-Germanicwedrąweather
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰrom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedʰrom →Every word from Proto-Germanic wedrą →