Etymology Explorer › Old Dutch

Where does “unwedar” come from?

unwedar (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic unwedrą, from Proto-Germanic wedrą, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰrom, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

Ancestry of “unwedar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicunwedrąbad weather, storm
2Proto-Germanicwedrąweather
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰrom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

Words derived from “unwedar”

  • onweer
  • onweren
  • onweersbeestje
  • onweder
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →