Where does “Wattenmeer” come from?
Wattenmeer (German) comes from German Watt, from Middle Low German wat, from Old Saxon hwat, from Proto-West Germanic hwat, from Proto-Germanic hwat, from Proto-Indo-European kʷód, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.
Wattenmeer (German): mudflat, tidal flat; Wadden Sea
Definitions
- mudflat, tidal flat; Wadden Sea
Ancestry of “Wattenmeer”, step by step
Wattenmeer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Watt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Watt | intertidal zone, foreshore, especially the vast... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | wat | what |
| 3 | Old Saxon | hwat | what; lo!, what!, indeed! |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hwat | what |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hwat | nominative/accusative singular neuter of *hwaz |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷód | what |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷós | who |