Where does “sommervær” come from?

sommervær (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål vær, from Danish vejr, from Old Danish wæthær, from Old Norse veðr, from Proto-Germanic weþruz, from Proto-Indo-European wēt- — year.

sommervær (Norwegian Bokmål): summer weather

Definitions

  1. summer weather

Ancestry of “sommervær”, step by step

sommervær traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål vær

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålværweather
2Danishvejrweather; breath; wind, compass point
3Old Danishwæthærweather; ram
4Old Norseveðrweather; ram
5Proto-Germanicweþruzyearling lamb; wether, ram
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēt-year

via Norwegian Bokmål sommer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsommersummer
2Old Norsesumarrsummer
3Proto-Germanicsumarazsummer
4Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥m-aro-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-h₂-ó-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansemh₂-summer, year
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic weþruz →Every word from Old Norse veðr →