Where does “wath” come from?

wath (English) comes from Middle English wath, from Old Norse váði, from Old Norse vá, from Proto-Germanic waiwō — woe, grief, misery.

wath (English): A ford; A fordable stream

Definitions

  1. A ford; A fordable stream

Ancestry of “wath”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishwathAlternative form of waith; Alternative form of...
2Old Norseváðiscathe, danger, peril, of extreme sudden danger
3Old Norsevácorner, angle; disaster; harm”, “disaster
4Proto-Germanicwaiwōwoe, grief, misery
Every word from Proto-Germanic waiwō →Every word from Old Norse vá →Every word from Old Norse váði →