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Where does “torevêr” come from?

torevêr (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk vêr, from Old Norse veðr, from Proto-Germanic weþruz, from Proto-Indo-European wēt-.

torevêr (Norwegian Nynorsk): a thunderstorm

Definitions

  1. a thunderstorm

Ancestry of “torevêr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskvêrram; weather; breath
2Old Norseveðrweather; ram
3Proto-Germanicweþruzyearling lamb; wether, ram
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēt-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēt- →