Where does “tordenvær” come from?

tordenvær (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.

tordenvær (Norwegian Bokmål): a thunderstorm

Definitions

  1. a thunderstorm

Ancestry of “tordenvær”, step by step

tordenvær 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 torden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltordenthunder
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic weþruz →Every word from Old Norse veðr →