English
Weiher
Weiher comes from German Weiher ‘pond’, from Latin vīvārium ‘park, preserve, enclosure’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- ‘to live’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷeyh₃-‘to live’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷih₃wós‘alive, living’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*gʷīwos‘alive, living’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvīvus‘living thing’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEvīvārium‘park, preserve, enclosure’
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*wīwārī‘pond’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050wīwāri
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350wī(h)er
- Germanc. 1650–presentWeiher‘pond’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷeyh₃-‘to live’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷih₃wós‘alive, living’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*gʷīwos‘alive, living’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvīvus‘living thing’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEvīvārium‘park, preserve, enclosure’
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*wīwārī‘pond’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050wīwāri
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350wī(h)er
- Germanc. 1650–presentWeiher‘pond’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- ‘to live’
biology, kidney, vitamin, viable, hygiene, revive, vitality, zodiac, quicken, quickness, anaerobic, quicksilver, biogenesis, wyvern, 57 more
through Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós ‘alive, living’
quick, vital, couch, vivid, vivacious, convivial, vivacity, 33 more
through Latin vīvus ‘living thing’
Today it means
name A surname from German.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- / Weiher