Where does “watertight” come from?
Watertight derives from English water, from Old English wæter, from Old Norse þéttr, from Proto-Germanic þinhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root wed- meaning "water."
watertight (English): So tightly made that water cannot enter or...
Definitions
- So tightly made that water cannot enter or...
Ancestry of “watertight”, step by step
watertight 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;... |