Where does “Freiwasserschwimmen” come from?
Freiwasserschwimmen (German) comes from German Freiwasser, from German wasser, from Middle High German wazzer, from Old High German waȥȥar, 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;...
Freiwasserschwimmen (German): open water swimming
Definitions
- open water swimming
Ancestry of “Freiwasserschwimmen”, step by step
Freiwasserschwimmen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Freiwasser
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Freiwasser | open water |
| 2 | German | wasser | inflection of wassern: ## first-person singular... |
| 3 | Middle High German | wazzer | water |
| 4 | Old High German | waȥȥar | 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 German Schwimmen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schwimmen | gerund of schwimmen; swim, the act of swimming |
| 2 | Middle High German | swimmen | to swim |
| 3 | Old High German | swimman | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | swimman | to swim |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | swimmaną | to be unsteady; to swim; float |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swem(bʰ)- | to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim |