wether
English
/ˈwɛðɚ/, /ˈwɛðə/
noun
Definitions
- A castrated buck goat.
- A castrated ram.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English wether inherited from Old English weþer (ram, a wether, wether) inherited from Proto-Germanic *weþruz (wether, yearling lamb, a yearling lamb) derived from Proto-Indo-European *wet- (year, turn), *wet- (year, turn).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*wet-
Gloss
year, turn
Concept
Semantic Field
Time
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
年
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bell English
- bellwether English
- grey English
- greywether English
- *vituleus Latin
- veterānus Latin
- vetulus Latin
- vetus Latin
- vetustus Latin
- vetustātem Latin
- vitulus Latin
- Widder German
- vecchiaccia Italian
- vecchiaccio Italian
- vecchiaia Italian
- vecchierella Italian
- vecchierello Italian
- vecchietta Italian
- vecchietto Italian
- vecchiezza Italian
- vecchiona Italian
- vecchione Italian
- vecchiotto Italian
- vecchiume Italian
- vietume Italian
- weder Dutch, Flemish
- wederbeeld Dutch, Flemish
- wederdoper Dutch, Flemish
- wedergeboorte Dutch, Flemish
- wederhelft Dutch, Flemish
- wederopbouw Dutch, Flemish
- wederrechtelijk Dutch, Flemish
- wederuitvoer Dutch, Flemish
- *wet- Proto-Indo-European
- *wet-us-o- Proto-Indo-European
- *wetelo- Proto-Indo-European
- *wét-os Proto-Indo-European
- *wéteso Proto-Indo-European
- *wétos Proto-Indo-European
- fiskevær Norwegian Bokmål
- regnvær Norwegian Bokmål
- snøvær Norwegian Bokmål
- sommervær Norwegian Bokmål
- tordenvær Norwegian Bokmål
- uvær Norwegian Bokmål
- vær Norwegian Bokmål
- vær så god Norwegian Bokmål
- værballong Norwegian Bokmål
- værbestandig Norwegian Bokmål
- værdekk Norwegian Bokmål
- værfast Norwegian Bokmål
- værforhold Norwegian Bokmål
- værgud Norwegian Bokmål
- værkart Norwegian Bokmål
- værmelding Norwegian Bokmål
- værmessig Norwegian Bokmål
- værprognose Norwegian Bokmål
- værradar Norwegian Bokmål
- værsystem Norwegian Bokmål
- værvarsel Norwegian Bokmål
- værvarsling Norwegian Bokmål
- vítulo Portuguese
- *weþruz Proto-Germanic
- *wōþuz Proto-Germanic
- vädur Swedish
- torevêr Norwegian Nynorsk
- uvêr Norwegian Nynorsk
- vêr Norwegian Nynorsk
- vêrfast Norwegian Nynorsk
- vêrhane Norwegian Nynorsk
- vêrmelding Norwegian Nynorsk
- vêrvarsel Norwegian Nynorsk
- weþer Old English
- belwether Middle English
- wether Middle English
- veðr Old Norse
- vædder Danish
- *vetъxъ Proto-Slavic
- gluggaveður Icelandic
- veður Icelandic
- veðurfræði Icelandic
- veðurtungl Icelandic
- þrumuveður Icelandic
- wider Middle High German
- Widder Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- viç Albanian
- vjet Albanian
- 𐍅𐌹𐌸𐍂𐌿𐍃 Gothic
- *weþru gmw-pro
- *watsás Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *wetelos Proto-Italic
- wedder Scots
- vetušas Lithuanian
- feithid Middle Irish
- *wether Old Frisian
- *wetusa- Proto-Balto-Slavic
- *wetuṣa- Proto-Balto-Slavic
- invegî Ligurian
- invegîo Ligurian
- vegiàia Ligurian
- vegiòrnia Ligurian
- vegión Ligurian
- vegétta Ligurian
- vegétto Ligurian
- vitelìn Ligurian
- vêgia Ligurian
- 𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞 Oscan