Where does “Hostovatn” come from?

Hostovatn (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk vatn, from Old Norse vatn, 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;...

Hostovatn (Norwegian Nynorsk): connected with Ringavatn Lake through the Vaulen Sound. The river Vorma runs out of this lake eastwards into Orkla

Definitions

  1. connected with Ringavatn Lake through the Vaulen Sound. The river Vorma runs out of this lake eastwards into Orkla

Ancestry of “Hostovatn”, step by step

Hostovatn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk vatn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskvatnwater; a lake; bodily fluid that looks like...
2Old Norsevatnwater; lake; waterway, river
3Proto-Germanicwatōrwater
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

via Norwegian Nynorsk Hoston

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorskHoston
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥