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Where does “wedar” come from?

wedar (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic wedr, from Proto-Germanic wedrą, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰrom, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

wedar (Old Saxon): weather

Definitions

  1. weather

Ancestry of “wedar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwedrweather
2Proto-Germanicwedrąweather
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰrom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

Words derived from “wedar”

  • Gewidder
  • Donnerweder
  • Weder
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →