See also: weer, Weer, weer-, and wéër

Limburgish

edit

Etymology 1

edit

From Old Limburgish *wedar, from Proto-West Germanic *wedr, from Proto-Germanic *wedrą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁dʰrom, from *h₂weh₁- (to blow; wind) +‎ *-dʰrom (instrument noun–deriving suffix).

Pronunciation

edit

Noun

edit

Wéër n (plural Wéëre, diminutive Wérreke) (Eupen)

  1. (uncountable) weather
  2. thunderstorm

Etymology 2

edit

From Old Limburgish wer, from Proto-Germanic *warjaną (to ward off).

Pronunciation

edit

Noun

edit

Wéër n (plural Wéëre) (Eupen)

  1. weir
  2. barrage