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Where does “wääder” come from?

wääder (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian weder, from Proto-West Germanic wedr, from Proto-Germanic wedrą, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰrom, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

wääder (North Frisian): weather

Definitions

  1. weather

Ancestry of “wääder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianweder—
2Proto-West Germanicwedrweather
3Proto-Germanicwedrąweather
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰrom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →