Where does “air tanah” come from?
air tanah (Indonesian) comes from English groundwater, from English water, from Middle English water, from Old English wæter, from Proto-West Germanic watar, from Proto-Germanic watōr, from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥, from Proto-Indo-European wed- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
air tanah (Indonesian): groundwater: Water that exists beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Definitions
- groundwater: Water that exists beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Ancestry of “air tanah”, step by step
air tanah traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English groundwater
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | groundwater | Water that exists beneath the earth's surface in... |
| 2 | English | water | A substance found at room temperature and... |
| 3 | Middle English | water | water; water vapour, condensation; lake, pond,... |
| 4 | Old English | wæter | water |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | watar | water |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | watōr | water |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wódr̥ | water |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |