Where does “witterungsbeständig” come from?

witterungsbeständig (German) comes from German beständig, from German -ig, from German -jährig, from German Jahr, from Middle High German jār, from Old High German jār, from Proto-West Germanic jār, from Proto-Germanic jērą — year.

witterungsbeständig (German): weatherproof

Definitions

  1. weatherproof

Ancestry of “witterungsbeständig”, step by step

witterungsbeständig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German beständig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbeständigconstant, stable, steady, abiding, enduring;...
2German-ig-y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives...
3German-jährigyears old; years lasting
4GermanJahryear
5Middle High Germanjāryear
6Old High Germanjāryear
7Proto-West Germanicjāryear
8Proto-Germanicjērąyear; name of the J-rune
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁r-year

via German Witterung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWitterungweather; scent
2Germanwitternto scent; to smell something far with a good...
3Middle High Germanwiteren
4Middle High Germanweter
5Old High Germanwetar
6Proto-Germanicwedrąweather
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰrom
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r-Every word from German -igEvery word from Proto-Germanic jērą