Where does “gjennomvåt” come from?

gjennomvåt (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål våt, from Old Norse vátr, from Proto-Germanic wētaz, from Proto-Indo-European wed-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

gjennomvåt (Norwegian Bokmål): drenched, soaked, soaked to the skin, soaking...

Definitions

  1. drenched, soaked, soaked to the skin, soaking...

Ancestry of “gjennomvåt”, step by step

gjennomvåt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål våt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvåtwet
2Old Norsevátrwet
3Proto-Germanicwētazwet
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

via Norwegian Bokmål gjennom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgjennomthrough and through; through; through, during
2Old Norsegegnumthrough
3Old Norsegegnstraight, direct; fit, serviceable; direct,...
4Proto-Germanicgagintowards, in the direction of; against
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wētaz →