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Where does “witeren” come from?

witeren (Middle High German) comes from Middle High German weter, from Old High German wetar, from Proto-Germanic wedrą, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰrom, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

Ancestry of “witeren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanweter—
2Old High Germanwetar—
3Proto-Germanicwedrąweather
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰrom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

Words derived from “witeren”

  • witter
  • wittern
  • verwitterungsresistent
  • Verwitterung
  • verwittern
  • forvitring
  • forvitre
  • forvitring
  • forvitre
  • forvitre
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