Etymology Explorer › Middle High German

Where does “veter” come from?

veter (Middle High German) comes from Old High German fetiro, from Proto-West Germanic faderjō — paternal uncle.

Ancestry of “veter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfetirocousin
2Proto-West Germanicfaderjōpaternal uncle

Words derived from “veter”

  • Vetter
Every word from Proto-West Germanic faderjō →