Where does “weder” come from?

weder (Middle English) comes 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.

weder (Middle English): weather, condition of the sky; good weather; bad...

Definitions

  1. weather, condition of the sky; good weather; bad...

Ancestry of “weder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwederweather; wind, storm, breeze, air
2Proto-West Germanicwedrweather
3Proto-Germanicwedrąweather
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰrom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

Words derived from “weder”

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