Where does “vátr” come from?

vátr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic wētaz, from Proto-Indo-European wed-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

vátr (Old Norse): wet

Definitions

  1. wet

Ancestry of “vátr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwētazwet
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “vátr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wētaz →