Wéër

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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