Where does “weder” come from?

weder (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic wedr, from Proto-Germanic wedrą, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰrom, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

weder (Old English): weather; wind, storm, breeze, air

Definitions

  1. weather; wind, storm, breeze, air

Ancestry of “weder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwedrweather
2Proto-Germanicwedrąweather
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰrom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

Words derived from “weder”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedʰrom →Every word from Proto-Germanic wedrą →