Where does “waarman” come from?

waarman (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.

waarman (West Frisian): weatherman

Definitions

  1. weatherman

Ancestry of “waarman”, step by step

waarman 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 man

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisianmanman; husband
2Old Frisianman—
3Proto-West Germanicmannperson, human
4Proto-Germanic*mann-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedʰrom →Every word from Proto-Germanic wedrą →