Where does “vaitõ” come from?

vaitõ (Livonian) comes from Middle Low German wāgen, from Old Saxon wagan, from Proto-West Germanic wagn, from Proto-Germanic wagnaz, from Proto-Indo-European woǵʰnos, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

vaitõ (Livonian): to sink

Definitions

  1. to sink

Ancestry of “vaitõ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanwāgen—
2Old Saxonwaganwagon, carriage
3Proto-West Germanicwagncart, wagon
4Proto-Germanicwagnazcart, wagon
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwoǵʰnoswagon, primitive carriage
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European woǵʰnos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wagnaz →
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