Where does “vatn” come from?

vatn (Icelandic) comes 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;...

vatn (Icelandic): water; a lake, a water

Definitions

  1. water; a lake, a water

Ancestry of “vatn”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vatn”

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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