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Where does “forvitring” come from?

forvitring (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål forvitre, from German verwittern, from German wittern, from Middle High German witeren, from Middle High German weter, from Old High German wetar, from Proto-Germanic wedrą, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰrom — to blow.

forvitring (Norwegian Bokmål): weathering

Definitions

  1. weathering

Ancestry of “forvitring”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålforvitreto crumble, disintegrate; to weather
2GermanverwitternTo erode; To overhaul the smell of a place to...
3Germanwitternto scent; to smell something far with a good...
4Middle High Germanwiteren—
5Middle High Germanweter—
6Old High Germanwetar—
7Proto-Germanicwedrąweather
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰrom—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →