Low German

Noun

Weder n

1. weather
2. storm

Derived terms

• Wederbericht
• Wederlaag
• Wederutsichten
• Schöönweder
• Regenweder
• Hagelweder
• Nevelweder
• Stormweder
• Donnerweder
• Unweder

Sathmar Swabian

Etymology

Borrowing from Hungarian veder.

Noun

Weder m

1. bucket

References

• Claus Stephani, Volksgut der Sathmarschwaben (1985)

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *wiþr- ‎(“against”), from Proto-Indo-European *wi-tero- ‎(“more apart”); from Proto-Indo-European *wi ‎(“separation”). Cognate with German wider ‎(“against”) and wieder ‎(“again”), Danish ved ‎(“by, near, with”), Swedish vid ‎(“by, next to, with”).

Alternative forms

Alternative form of weer ('again').

Adverb

weder

1. (dated) Alternative form of weer ('again').

Derived terms

generally parallel to a weer- equivalent

• wederantwoord
• wederdienst
• wederdoper
• wedergeboorte
• wederhelft
• wederopbouw
• wederom
• onweder

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch *wedar, from Proto-Germanic *wedrą.

Alternative forms

Alternative form of weer ('weather').

Noun

weder n ‎(uncountable, diminutive wedertje n)

1. (dated) Alternative form of weer ('weather').

Etymology 3

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *weþruz ‎(“wether”), from Proto-Indo-European *wet- ‎(“year”). Cognate with English wether, Scots weddir, woddir, wadder ‎(“wether”), German Widder ‎(“wether, ram”), Swedish vädur ‎(“wether, ram”), Icelandic veður ‎(“wether, ram”), Latin vitulus ‎(“calf”).

Alternative forms

Alternative form of weer (castrated ram; 'wether').

Noun

weder m ‎(plural weders, diminutive wedertje n)

1. (archaic) Alternative form of weer (castrated ram; 'wether').

Synonyms

• (castrated ram): hamel

Anagrams

• werde, wrede, wreed

German

Etymology

From Old High German wedar, from Proto-Germanic *hwaþeraz.

Conjunction

weder

1. neither (only with 'noch')

   weder Himmel noch Hölle — neither heaven nor ****

Derived terms

1. weder ... noch
2. entweder

Luxembourgish

Conjunction

weder

1. neither
   • Luxembourgish translation of Matthew 5:34:

     Ech awer soen iech: Schwiert iwwerhaapt net - weder beim Himmel, well dat ass dem Herrgott säin Troun

     But I say to you: Do not swear at all - neither by Heaven, for that is the throne of God

Middle English

Noun

weder

1. weather
2. bad weather

Declension

Descendants

• English: weather

Related terms

• wederin
• unweder

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wedrą, from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰrom. Cognate with Old Frisian weder (West Frisian waar), Old Saxon wedar (Low German Weder), Dutch weder, Old High German wetar (German Wetter), Old Norse veðr (Swedish väder, Danish vejr); and more distantly with Russian ведро ‎(vedro).

Noun

weder n

1. sky
2. weather, breeze
3. season

Declension

Derived terms

• unweder

Descendants

• Middle English: weder
  • English: weather

Transylvanian Saxon

Adverb

weder

1. again