Where does “vonskuveður” come from?

vonskuveður (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic veður, from Old Norse veðr, from Proto-Germanic weþruz, from Proto-Indo-European wēt- — year.

vonskuveður (Icelandic): very bad weather

Definitions

  1. very bad weather

Ancestry of “vonskuveður”, step by step

vonskuveður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic veður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicveðurram; battering ram; one of several spikes at the...
2Old Norseveðrweather; ram
3Proto-Germanicweþruzyearling lamb; wether, ram
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēt-year

via Icelandic vonska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvonska—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic weþruz →Every word from Old Norse veðr →