Where does “Wassertreter” come from?
Wassertreter (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;...
Wassertreter (German): phalarope bird in the genus
Definitions
- phalarope bird in the genus
Ancestry of “Wassertreter”, step by step
Wassertreter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German wasser
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wasser | inflection of wassern: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Middle High German | wazzer | water |
| 3 | Old High German | waȥȥar | water |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | watar | water |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | watōr | water |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wódr̥ | water |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |
via German treten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | treten | to step; to tread; to trample; to kick; to step;... |
| 2 | Middle High German | treten | to step, to walk, to tread |
| 3 | Old High German | tretan | to step, to walk, to tread |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | tredan | to tread |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | trudaną | to tread, to step on |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dreu- | tree; firm, solid, steadfast |