Where does “oväder” come from?

oväder (Swedish) comes from Old Norse úveðr, from Proto-Germanic unwedrą, from Proto-Germanic wedrą, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰrom, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

oväder (Swedish): bad weather, usually with heavy precipitation and strong winds; a storm; bad weather

Definitions

  1. bad weather, usually with heavy precipitation and strong winds; a storm; bad weather

Ancestry of “oväder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseúveðr—
2Proto-Germanicunwedrąbad weather, storm
3Proto-Germanicwedrąweather
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰrom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

Words derived from “oväder”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedʰrom →Every word from Proto-Germanic wedrą →