Where does “Wasserscheu” come from?

Wasserscheu (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;...

Wasserscheu (German): hydrophobia

Definitions

  1. hydrophobia

Ancestry of “Wasserscheu”, step by step

Wasserscheu 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 scheu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanscheushy; shy, skittish, startlish
2Middle High Germanschiech
3Old High German*skioh
4Proto-West Germanicskeuhfrightened, shy; frightening, ugly
5Proto-Germanicskeuhazfrightened; shy; timid; bashful; coy; reserved;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskewkós

Words derived from “Wasserscheu

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey-
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