Where does “wateron” come from?

wateron (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic watrijaną, 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;...

Ancestry of “wateron”, step by step

wateron traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic watrijaną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwatrijaną
2Proto-Germanicwatōrwater
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

via Proto-Germanic watrōną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwatrōną

Words derived from “wateron

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