Where does “dillwater” come from?
dillwater (English) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
dillwater (English): A liquid produced by infusing dillseed in water
Definitions
- A liquid produced by infusing dillseed in water
Ancestry of “dillwater”, step by step
dillwater traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English water
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | water | A substance found at room temperature and... |
| 2 | Middle English | water | water; water vapour, condensation; lake, pond,... |
| 3 | Old English | wæter | water |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | watar | water |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | watōr | water |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wódr̥ | water |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |
via English Dill
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Dill | Anethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed |
| 2 | Middle English | dile | dill or its seed |
| 3 | Old English | dile | dill, anise |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | deliz | sow thistle |