Where does “Wasserskorpion” come from?

Wasserskorpion (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;...

Wasserskorpion (German): water scorpion

Definitions

  1. water scorpion

Ancestry of “Wasserskorpion”, step by step

Wasserskorpion 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 skorpion

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanskorpionscorpion arachnid of order
2Latinscorpiō—
3Ancient Greekσκορπίοςscorpion; scorpionfish; scorpion furze
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
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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