Where does “underwatered” come from?

underwatered (English) comes from English underwater, 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;...

underwatered (English): Not watered enough

Definitions

  1. Not watered enough

Ancestry of “underwatered”, step by step

underwatered traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English underwater

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishunderwaterbeneath the surface of the water, or of or...
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;...

via English watered

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishwateredsimple past tense and past participle of water;...
2English-edUsed to form past tenses of verbs. In...
3Middle English-edAlternative form of -hede
4Old English-edformed into the likeness of, made into, shaped...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey-