Where does “vassdrag” come from?
vassdrag (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk vass-, 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;...
vassdrag (Norwegian Nynorsk): drainage system, river system
Definitions
- drainage system, river system
Ancestry of “vassdrag”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | vass- | water, used as the first part of compound words |
| 2 | Old Norse | vaz | genitive singular indefinite of vatn |
| 3 | Old Norse | vatn | water; lake; waterway, river |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | watōr | water |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wódr̥ | water |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |