Where does “wāter” come from?

wāter (Middle Low German) comes 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;...

wāter (Middle Low German): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “wāter”, step by step

wāter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon watar

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

via Old Saxon water

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonwater—
2Proto-West Germanicwatarwater

Words derived from “wāter”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥ →