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Where does “nonwatered” come from?

nonwatered (English) comes from English watered, 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;...

nonwatered (English): unwatered

Definitions

  1. unwatered

Ancestry of “nonwatered”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishwateredsimple past tense and past participle of water;...
2EnglishwaterA substance found at room temperature and...
3Middle Englishwaterwater; water vapour, condensation; lake, pond,...
4Old Englishwæterwater
5Proto-West Germanicwatarwater
6Proto-Germanicwatōrwater
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
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