Where does “wether” come from?
wether (Middle English) comes from Old English weþer, from Proto-West Germanic weþru, from Proto-Germanic weþruz, from Proto-Indo-European wēt-.
Ancestry of “wether”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | weþer | wether |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | weþru | yearling lamb; wether, ram |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | weþruz | yearling lamb; wether, ram |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wēt- | — |
Words derived from “wether”