Weather
/ˈwɛð.ər/noun
The state of the atmosphere at a place and time, especially with regard to temperature, rain, wind, and sunshine.
Did you know?In Old English, the related verb *wederian* meant to expose something to the elements, showing how weather was once understood as an active force that could wear things down.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*wed-
“to blow, to be wet, water”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*wedrą
“weather, air, storm”
Old English
English
weder
“air, sky, weather; stormy weather”
Middle English
English
weder / wether
“weather, atmospheric conditions”
Modern English
English
weather
“the state of the atmosphere at a place and time”