Where does “haligwæter” come from?

haligwæter (Old English) comes from Old English wæter, from Proto-West Germanic watar, 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;...

haligwæter (Old English): holy water

Definitions

  1. holy water

Ancestry of “haligwæter”, step by step

haligwæter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English wæter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwæterwater
2Proto-West Germanicwatarwater
3Proto-Germanicwatōrwater
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

via Old English hāliġ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhāliġholy
2Proto-West Germanichailagholy, sacred
3Proto-Germanichailagazholy, sacred
4Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
5Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥ →