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Where does “wætergelæt” come from?

wætergelæt (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;...

wætergelæt (Old English): a watercourse, an aqueduct

Definitions

  1. a watercourse, an aqueduct

Ancestry of “wætergelæt”, step by step

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;...
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