Where does “wedir” come from?

wedir (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.

wedir (Middle English): Alternative form of weder

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of weder

Ancestry of “wedir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwederweather; wind, storm, breeze, air
2Proto-West Germanicwedrweather
3Proto-Germanicwedrąweather
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰrom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedʰrom →Every word from Proto-Germanic wedrą →