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Where does “vädur” come from?

vädur (Swedish) comes from Old Norse veðr, from Proto-Germanic weþruz, from Proto-Indo-European wēt-.

vädur (Swedish): a ram, a buck; the male of sheep; Aries; a...

Definitions

  1. a ram, a buck; the male of sheep; Aries; a...

Ancestry of “vädur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseveðrweather; ram
2Proto-Germanicweþruzyearling lamb; wether, ram
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēt-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēt- →