Where does “horvatn” come from?

horvatn (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic vatn, from Old Norse vatn, 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;...

horvatn (Icelandic): sweat or perspiration, especially from a skinny...

Definitions

  1. sweat or perspiration, especially from a skinny...

Ancestry of “horvatn”, step by step

horvatn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic vatn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvatnwater; a lake, a water
2Old Norsevatnwater; lake; waterway, river
3Proto-Germanicwatōrwater
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

via Icelandic hör

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichörflax, linen
2Old Norsehǫrrlinen
3Proto-Germanichurhwądirt, mucus, dirty substance
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥ →