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Etymology of the English word weather

the English word weather
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *wedran
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wē-

Derivations in English

aweather, breakweather, weatherability, weatherboard, weathercast, weathercoat, weathered, weatherfish, weatherglass, weathering, weatherize, weatherly, weatherman, weatherproof, weathertight, weatherworn, weathercock

Cognates

Catalan vent, Danish vind, Dutch wind, Dutch weder, Dutch winden, English wind, English wether, French vent, German Wind, German Wetter, German Widder, German winden, Gothic winds, Icelandic vindur, Icelandic vedur, Icelandic vinda, Italian vento, Latin ventus, Nynorsk vinn, Provençal vent, Riksmal vind, Spanish viento, Swedish väder, Swedish vädur, Swedish vind, Swedish vinda, Yiddish vint, Yiddish veter

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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