Where does “vithouette” come from?

vithouette (Norman) comes from Old Norse veðr-viti, from Old Norse veðr, from Proto-Germanic weþruz, from Proto-Indo-European wēt- — year.

vithouette (Norman): weathercock

Definitions

  1. weathercock

Ancestry of “vithouette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseveðr-vitiweather indicator
2Old Norseveðrweather; ram
3Proto-Germanicweþruzyearling lamb; wether, ram
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēt-year
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic weþruz →Every word from Old Norse veðr →
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