Where does “vass-” come from?

vass- (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse vaz, 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;...

vass- (Norwegian Nynorsk): water, used as the first part of compound words

Definitions

  1. water, used as the first part of compound words

Ancestry of “vass-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevazgenitive singular indefinite of vatn
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;...

Words derived from “vass-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥ →