weþer

See also: wether

Old English

Alternative forms
  • wæþær

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *weþru, from Proto-Germanic *weþruz (“a yearling lamb; wether”), from Proto-Indo-European *wet- (“year”). Cognate with Latin vitulus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈwe.θer/, [ˈwe.ðer]

Noun

weþer m

  1. wether

Declension

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Descendants
  • Middle English: wether, weder
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