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Etymology of the English word wether

the English word wether
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wet-
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *wethruz

Derivations in English

graywether, bellwether

Cognates

Catalan vent, Danish vind, Dutch wind, Dutch weder, Dutch winden, English wind, English weather, 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 Old English, Modern English



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