vetëtin

Albanian

Etymology

Probably from an unattested *vetë, *vehtë - to blow (of wind), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”). Cognate to Serbo-Croatian vetar (“wind”), Ancient Greek ἀτμός (atmós, “vapour, steam”), Lithuanian vėtra (“storm”), and others.

Verb

vetëtin (third-person singular past tense vetëtiu, participle vetëtuar)

1. it thunders, it strikes (lightning)

Derived terms

• vetëtim