Where does “jǫkulvatn” come from?

jǫkulvatn (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse vatn, 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;...

jǫkulvatn (Old Norse): ice water from a glacier

Definitions

  1. ice water from a glacier

Ancestry of “jǫkulvatn”, step by step

jǫkulvatn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse vatn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevatnwater; lake; waterway, river
2Proto-Germanicwatōrwater
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

via Old Norse jǫkull

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsejǫkullicicle; ice; glacier
2Old Norsejakibroken ice, icefloe
3Proto-Germanicjekôpiece of ice; hoarfrost
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁yeg-ice, icicle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥ →