An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Gewitter

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2519394An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G — GewitterJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

​ Gewitter, neuter, ‘thunder-storm,’ from Middle High German gewitere, Old High German giwitiri, ‘bad weather’; collective of Wetter; corresponding to Old Saxon giwidiri, Gothic *gawidri, neuter. The Modern High German meaning is wanting in Old High German and Middle High German. Old High German giwitiri may also mean ‘hail.’

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