Where does “Wasserballer” come from?

Wasserballer (German) comes from German Wasserball, 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;...

Wasserballer (German): water polo player male or of unspecified sex

Definitions

  1. water polo player male or of unspecified sex

Ancestry of “Wasserballer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWasserballwater polo; water polo ball; beach ball
2Germanwasserinflection of wassern: ## first-person singular...
3Middle High Germanwazzerwater
4Old High Germanwaȥȥarwater
5Proto-West Germanicwatarwater
6Proto-Germanicwatōrwater
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
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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