Etymograph

English

Widder

Widder comes from German Widder ‘ram (male sheep)’, from Proto-West Germanic *weþru ‘yearling lamb’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wet- ‘year’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wet-‘year’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wétrusreconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*weþruz‘yearling lamb’reconstructed
  4. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*weþru‘yearling lamb’reconstructed
  5. Old High Germanc. 750–1050widar‘ram’
  6. Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350wider
  7. Germanc. 1650–presentWidder‘ram (male sheep)’
  8. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wet-‘year’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wétrusreconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*weþruz‘yearling lamb’reconstructed
  4. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*weþru‘yearling lamb’reconstructed
  5. Old High Germanc. 750–1050widar‘ram’
  6. Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350wider
  7. Germanc. 1650–presentWidder‘ram (male sheep)’
  8. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *wet- ‘year’

veteran, veterinary, veal, veterinarian, viol, inveterate, bacha, 16 more

through Proto-Germanic *weþruz ‘yearling lamb’

bellwether

through Proto-West Germanic *weþru ‘yearling lamb’

wether, 1 more

Today it means

name A surname from German.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wet- / Widder

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