Where does “waterfrontage” come from?
waterfrontage (English) comes from English waterfront, 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;...
waterfrontage (English): The space or land that makes up a waterfront; territory adjacent to, and facing, a body of water
Definitions
- The space or land that makes up a waterfront; territory adjacent to, and facing, a body of water
Ancestry of “waterfrontage”, step by step
waterfrontage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English waterfront
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | waterfront | The land alongside a body of water; The dockland... |
| 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 frontage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | frontage | The front part of a property or building that... |
| 2 | English | front | The foremost side of something or the end that... |
| 3 | Middle English | front | Alternative form of frount |
| 4 | Old French | front | forehead; front |
| 5 | Latin | frōns | a leafy branch; foliage; greenery |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰron-t- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰren- | project; to project; to stand out; to project;... |