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Where does “wazzarīg” come from?

wazzarīg (Old High German) comes 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;...

Ancestry of “wazzarīg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwatarīgwatery
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;...

Words derived from “wazzarīg”

  • wässrig
  • wässerig
  • wezric
  • wezzric
  • wazzeric
  • wezzeric
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