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Where does “wazzar” come from?

wazzar (Old High German) comes 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;...

Ancestry of “wazzar”, step by step

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