Where does “veðr-viti” come from?
veðr-viti (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse veðr, from Proto-Germanic weþruz, from Proto-Indo-European wēt-.
veðr-viti (Old Norse): weather indicator
Ancestry of “veðr-viti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | veðr | weather; ram |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | weþruz | yearling lamb; wether, ram |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wēt- | — |
Words derived from “veðr-viti”