Gwitter

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Alemannic German

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Etymology

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Middle High German gewitere, from Old High German giwitiri, from Proto-West Germanic *gawidri, from Proto-Germanic *gawidriją.[1] Equivalent to ge +‎ Wätter (ultimately from *wedrą).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Gwitter n (plural Gwitter)

  1. weather
  2. storm, thunderstorm

References

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  1. ^ Hermann Bluhme (2005) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des deutschen Grundwortschatzes (in German), →ISBN, page 356