Where does “våtmark” come from?

våtmark (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;...

våtmark (Norwegian Bokmål): wetland

Definitions

  1. wetland

Ancestry of “våtmark”, step by step

våtmark 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 mark

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmarka worm; land, ground, field
2Old Norsemaðkrmaggot, grub, worm
3Proto-Germanicmaþukaz—
4Proto-Germanicmaþômaggot, worm
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmot-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wētaz →