Etymology Explorer › Old East Slavic

Where does “вѣтръ” come from?

вѣтръ (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic větrъ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

Ancestry of “вѣтръ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvětrъwind
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →