Where does “weþer” come from?

weþer (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic weþru, from Proto-Germanic weþruz, from Proto-Indo-European wēt- — year.

weþer (Old English): wether

Definitions

  1. wether

Ancestry of “weþer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicweþruyearling lamb; wether, ram
2Proto-Germanicweþruzyearling lamb; wether, ram
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēt-year

Words derived from “weþer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic weþruz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic weþru →