An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Gewitter

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G (1891)
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Friedrich Kluge2507648An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G — Gewitter1891John Francis Davis

​ Gewitter, n., ‘thunder-storm,’ from MidHG. gewitere, OHG. giwitiri, ‘bad weather’; collective of Wetter; corresponding to OSax. giwidiri, Goth. *gawidri, n. The ModHG. meaning is wanting in OHG. and MidHG. OHG. giwitiri may also mean ‘hail.’

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