Where does “veðr-viti” come from?

veðr-viti (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse veðr, from Proto-Germanic weþruz, from Proto-Indo-European wēt- — year.

veðr-viti (Old Norse): weather indicator

Definitions

  1. weather indicator

Ancestry of “veðr-viti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseveðrweather; ram
2Proto-Germanicweþruzyearling lamb; wether, ram
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēt-year

Words derived from “veðr-viti”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic weþruz →Every word from Old Norse veðr →
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