Where does “wether” come from?

wether (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-West Germanic wiþr, from Proto-Germanic wiþrą, from Proto-Indo-European wī-tero-, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.

Ancestry of “wether”, step by step

wether traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic wiþr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwiþrtoward, against
2Proto-Germanicwiþrątoward, against
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwī-tero-further apart
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against

via Proto-West Germanic weþru

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

Words derived from “wether”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wī-tero- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wiþrą →