Where does “farvatn” come from?

farvatn (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;...

farvatn (Norwegian Nynorsk): waters

Definitions

  1. waters

Ancestry of “farvatn”, step by step

farvatn 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 fare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfaredanger; Alternative form of fara
2Middle Low Germanvāredanger, persecution, fear
3Old Saxonfāra—
4Proto-Germanicfērōdanger
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥ →