Where does “unwæterig” come from?

unwæterig (Old English) comes from Old English wæteriġ, from Proto-West Germanic watarīg, 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;...

unwæterig (Old English): unwatery, without water, dry

Definitions

  1. unwatery, without water, dry

Ancestry of “unwæterig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwæteriġwatery
2Proto-West Germanicwatarīgwatery
3Proto-West Germanicwatarwater
4Proto-Germanicwatōrwater
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥ →