Where does “wathe” come from?
wathe (Middle English) comes from Old Norse váði, from Old Norse vá, from Proto-Germanic waiwō — woe, grief, misery.
wathe (Middle English): Alternative form of waith; Alternative form of...
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Ancestry of “wathe”, step by step
wathe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse váði
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | váði | scathe, danger, peril, of extreme sudden danger |
| 2 | Old Norse | vá | corner, angle; disaster; harm”, “disaster |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | waiwō | woe, grief, misery |
via Old English wāþ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | wāþ | wandering, journey; pursuit, hunt, hunting,... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | waiþō | a hunt, pursuit, chase; a pasture, grassland,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |
Words derived from “wathe”