Where does “Watermann” come from?

Watermann (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;...

Watermann (Low German): Aquarius

Definitions

  1. Aquarius

Ancestry of “Watermann”, step by step

Watermann 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 Mann

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low GermanMannman (adult) male human
2Middle Low Germanmanbut, only
3Old Saxonmannhuman, person
4Proto-West Germanicmannperson, human
5Proto-Germanic*mann-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥ →