Where does “wodospad” come from?

wodospad (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;...

wodospad (Polish): waterfall

Definitions

  1. waterfall

Ancestry of “wodospad”, step by step

wodospad 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 spad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishspadbleed
2Proto-Slavic*sъpadъdecline

Words derived from “wodospad

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