Where does “väder” come from?

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

väder (Swedish): weather

Definitions

  1. weather

Ancestry of “väder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishvæþerweather; wind, air
2Old Norseveðrweather; ram
3Proto-Germanicweþruzyearling lamb; wether, ram
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēt-year

Words derived from “väder”

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