Where does “wittern” come from?

wittern (German) comes 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.

wittern (German): to scent; to smell something far with a good...

Definitions

  1. to scent; to smell something far with a good...

Ancestry of “wittern”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wittern”

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