Where does “Mývatn” come from?

Mývatn (English) comes from Icelandic Mývatn, from Icelandic vatn, from Old Norse vatn, from Proto-Germanic watōr, from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥, from Proto-Indo-European wed-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Ancestry of “Mývatn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IcelandicMývatnmidge lake
2Icelandicvatnwater; a lake, a water
3Old Norsevatnwater; lake; waterway, river
4Proto-Germanicwatōrwater
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥ →