Where does “watery” come from?

Watery comes from Old English wæteriġ, derived from Proto-West Germanic watarīg and watar, ultimately from Proto-Germanic watōr and Proto-Indo-European wódr̥ and wed-, meaning water.

watery (English): Resembling or characteristic of water; Wet, soggy...

Definitions

  1. Resembling or characteristic of water; Wet, soggy...

Ancestry of “watery”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwatery—
2Old Englishwæteriġwatery
3Proto-West Germanicwatarīgwatery
4Proto-West Germanicwatarwater
5Proto-Germanicwatōrwater
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “watery”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥ →
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