Where does “Wasseramsel” come from?

Wasseramsel (German) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Wasseramsel (German): the water ouzel, the white-throated dipper (Cinclus cinclus)

Definitions

  1. the water ouzel, the white-throated dipper (Cinclus cinclus)

Ancestry of “Wasseramsel”, step by step

Wasseramsel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German wasser

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwasserinflection of wassern: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanwazzerwater
3Old High Germanwaȥȥarwater
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;...

via German amsel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanamselblackbird
2Middle High Germanamsel—
3Old High Germanamsalablackbird
4Proto-West Germanicamslāblackbird
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ems-to give birth, beget
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥ →