Where does “værmelding” come from?
værmelding (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.
værmelding (Norwegian Bokmål): a weather report or weather forecast
Definitions
- a weather report or weather forecast
Ancestry of “værmelding”, step by step
værmelding traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål vær
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | vær | weather |
| 2 | Danish | vejr | weather; breath; wind, compass point |
| 3 | Old Danish | wæthær | weather; ram |
| 4 | Old Norse | veðr | weather; ram |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | weþruz | yearling lamb; wether, ram |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wēt- | year |
via Norwegian Bokmål melding
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | melding | the act of reporting; message, report; review,... |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | melde | to announce, report, notify |
| 3 | Middle Low German | melden | to betray |
| 4 | Old Saxon | meldōn | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | melþōn | to specify; point out; show; to inform; divulge;... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *melþōną | — |