Where does “værdekk” come from?

værdekk (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.

værdekk (Norwegian Bokmål): weather deck

Definitions

  1. weather deck

Ancestry of “værdekk”, step by step

værdekk 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 dekk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåldekka deck (of a ship, bridge etc.)
2Norwegian Bokmåldekkecover; surface; to cover
3Low Germandekken—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic weþruz →Every word from Old Norse veðr →
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