Where does “Waterflach” come from?

Waterflach (Low German) comes from Low German Water, from Middle Low German wāter, from Old Saxon watar, from West Germanic watar, 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;...

Waterflach (Low German): surface of water

Definitions

  1. surface of water

Ancestry of “Waterflach”, step by step

Waterflach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Low German Water

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low GermanWaterwater H₂O
2Middle Low Germanwāterwater
3Old Saxonwatarwater
4West Germanicwatar—
5Proto-Germanicwatōrwater
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

via Low German Flach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low GermanFlachsurface
2Middle Low Germanvlak—
3Old Saxonflak—
4Proto-Germanic*flak—
5Proto-Germanicflakazflat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥kehflat surface
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥ →