Where does “veðrviti” come from?

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

veðrviti (Old Norse): weather indicator, weather vane

Definitions

  1. weather indicator, weather vane

Ancestry of “veðrviti”, step by step

veðrviti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse veðr

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

via Old Norse viti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevitiindicator; token, mark, signal; beacon
2Proto-Germanicwītijąpunishment
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “veðrviti”

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