vrëndë

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Albanian

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Etymology

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A methatesized formation from an earlier *vëndër, from Proto-Albanian *ŭ(n)dərā, from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰrom. Compare Old Church Slavonic ведро (vedro, fine weather), Old Norse veðr (wind, air, weather), Old English weder. Alternatively from Proto-Albanian *awa-raunta, a derivative of rëndë (heavy).

Noun

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vrëndë f

  1. light rain