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Where does “wetro” come from?

wetro (Old Prussian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic wētras, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

wetro (Old Prussian): wind

Definitions

  1. wind

Ancestry of “wetro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicwētras—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →