Where does “wedder” come from?

wedder (Middle English) comes from Middle English weder, from Old English weder, from Proto-West Germanic wedr, from Proto-Germanic wedrą, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰrom, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

wedder (Middle English): Alternative form of weder

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of weder

Ancestry of “wedder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwederweather, condition of the sky; good weather; bad...
2Old Englishwederweather; wind, storm, breeze, air
3Proto-West Germanicwedrweather
4Proto-Germanicwedrąweather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰrom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedʰrom →Every word from Proto-Germanic wedrą →