Where does “wæterbucca” come from?

wæterbucca (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;...

wæterbucca (Old English): water spider

Definitions

  1. water spider

Ancestry of “wæterbucca”, step by step

wæterbucca 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 Bucca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishBuccahe-goat
2Proto-GermanicbukkôAlternative form of *bukkaz; buck; male goat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰugo-buck
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥ →