Gewitter

From Middle High German gewiter, gewitere, from Old High German giwitiri, from Proto-West Germanic *gawidri, from Proto-Germanic *gawidriją, documented since the 9th century AD[1], equivalent to ge- +‎ Wetter. Cognate with Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value). Distantly cognate in structure to English aweather.

• IPA^(key): /ɡəˈvɪtɐ/
• Hyphenation: Ge‧wit‧ter

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Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

1. thunderstorm, lightning storm

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

• “Gewitter” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• “Gewitter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Gewitter” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Gewitter” in Duden online