Where does “forvitring” come from?
forvitring (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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 Nynorsk): weathering
Definitions
- weathering
Ancestry of “forvitring”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | forvitre | to crumble, disintegrate; to weather |
| 2 | German | verwittern | To erode; To overhaul the smell of a place to... |
| 3 | German | wittern | to scent; to smell something far with a good... |
| 4 | Middle High German | witeren | — |
| 5 | Middle High German | weter | — |
| 6 | Old High German | wetar | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wedrą | weather |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wedʰrom | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |