Where does “vandenvardis” come from?

vandenvardis (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian vanduo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wandō, 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;...

vandenvardis (Lithuanian): hydronym

Definitions

  1. hydronym

Ancestry of “vandenvardis”, step by step

vandenvardis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian vanduo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianvanduowater; current, flow
2Proto-Balto-Slavicwandōwater
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

via Lithuanian vardas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianvardasname
2Proto-Balto-Slavicwarda-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥ →