Where does “dewaterer” come from?
dewaterer (English) comes from English dewater, from English water, from Middle English water, from Old English wæter, from Proto-West Germanic watar, from Proto-Germanic watōr, from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥, from Proto-Indo-European wed- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
dewaterer (English): A machine for removing water
Definitions
- A machine for removing water
Ancestry of “dewaterer”, step by step
dewaterer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dewater
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dewater | To remove water from |
| 2 | English | water | A substance found at room temperature and... |
| 3 | Middle English | water | water; water vapour, condensation; lake, pond,... |
| 4 | Old English | wæter | water |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | watar | water |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | watōr | water |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wódr̥ | water |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |