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Where does “-viðri” come from?

-viðri (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic wedrą, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰrom, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

Ancestry of “-viðri”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-viðri”

  • ver
  • werwill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →