Where does “waarfrou” come from?

waarfrou (West Frisian) comes from West Frisian waar, from Old Frisian weder, from Proto-West Germanic wedr, from Proto-Germanic wedrą, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰrom, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

waarfrou (West Frisian): weatherwoman

Definitions

  1. weatherwoman

Ancestry of “waarfrou”, step by step

waarfrou traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via West Frisian waar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisianwaarweather
2Old Frisianweder—
3Proto-West Germanicwedrweather
4Proto-Germanicwedrąweather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰrom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

via West Frisian frou

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisianfrouwoman; wife
2Old Frisianfrowewoman
3Proto-West Germanic*frōwā—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedʰrom →Every word from Proto-Germanic wedrą →