Where does “wododział” come from?

wododział (Polish) comes from Polish wóda, from Old Polish woda, from Proto-Slavic vodà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wandō, 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;...

wododział (Polish): drainage divide, water divide, watershed

Definitions

  1. drainage divide, water divide, watershed

Ancestry of “wododział”, step by step

wododział traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish wóda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishwódaAugmentative of wódka
2Old Polishwodawater
3Proto-Slavicvodàwater
4Proto-Balto-Slavicwandōwater
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

via Polish dział

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishdziałsection; division; department
2Proto-Slavicdělъpart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥ →