Where does “Wasserschlange” come from?

Wasserschlange (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;...

Wasserschlange (German): water snake

Definitions

  1. water snake

Ancestry of “Wasserschlange”, step by step

Wasserschlange 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 Schlange

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchlangesnake
2Middle High Germanslangesnake
3Old High Germanslangosnake
4Proto-Germanicslangôsnake
5Proto-Indo-Europeanslenk-to turn; wind; twist; to turn, to twist, to wind;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeansel-dwelling; piece of wood; beam, post, balk, board,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥