Where does “wedyr” come from?

wedyr (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.

wedyr (Middle English): Alternative form of weder

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of weder

Ancestry of “wedyr”, step by step

wedyr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English weder

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

via Old English weþer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishweþerwether
2Proto-West Germanicweþruyearling lamb; wether, ram
3Proto-Germanicweþruzyearling lamb; wether, ram
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēt-year
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedʰrom →Every word from Proto-Germanic wedrą →