Where does “Undine” come from?

Undine comes from German Undine, from Latin undina, from Latin unda meaning "wave," from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥, from Proto-Indo-European wed-, from Proto-Indo-European wey-.

Undine (English): A female water-sprite or nymph

Definitions

  1. A female water-sprite or nymph

Ancestry of “Undine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanUndinean undine
2Latinundina—
3Latinundawave; billow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “Undine”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →