Where does “vatn” come from?

vatn (Old Norse) comes 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;...

vatn (Old Norse): water; lake; waterway, river

Definitions

  1. water; lake; waterway, river

Ancestry of “vatn”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vatn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥ →