Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “wetar” come from?

wetar (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic wedrą, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰrom, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

Ancestry of “wetar”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wetar”

  • witter
  • wittern
  • Herbstwetter
  • Winterwetter
  • weder
  • entweder
  • verwitterungsresistent
  • wetterfühlig
  • Allwetterreifen
  • Verwitterung
  • Sturmwetter
  • verwittern
  • Hagelwetter
  • Wetter
  • wetterbedingt
  • Wetterbericht
  • Sommerwetter
  • Wettervorhersage
  • jedermann
  • Wetterlage
  • Donnerwetter
  • jeder
  • jederzeit
  • Regenwetter
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