Where does “וועטער” come from?

וועטער (Yiddish) comes from Old High German wetar, from Proto-Germanic wedrą, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰrom, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

וועטער (Yiddish): weather

Definitions

  1. weather

Ancestry of “וועטער”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwetar—
2Proto-Germanicwedrąweather
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰrom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedʰrom →Every word from Proto-Germanic wedrą →