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- — year.

torevêr (Norwegian Nynorsk): a thunderstorm

Definitions

  1. a thunderstorm

Ancestry of “torevêr”, step by step

torevêr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk vêr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskvêrram; weather; breath
2Old Norseveðrweather; ram
3Proto-Germanicweþruzyearling lamb; wether, ram
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēt-year

via Norwegian Nynorsk tore

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktoreto dare; a thunder; to thunder
2Old NorseþórrThor, thunder
3Proto-GermanicÞunrazThor, god of thunder
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ten-to thunder, rustle, rumble, drone, groan; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic weþruz →Every word from Old Norse veðr →