Where does “gjennomvåt” come from?

gjennomvåt (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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 Nynorsk): 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 Nynorsk våt

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk gjennom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskgjennomthrough 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 →