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Where does “waþwô” come from?

waþwô (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European wat- — curved.

waþwô (Proto-Germanic): curve; bend; muscle; calf of the leg

Definitions

  1. curve; bend; muscle; calf of the leg

Ancestry of “waþwô”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwat-curved

Words derived from “waþwô”

  • Wadenbein
  • Wade
  • wade
  • hringvöðvi
  • vöðvamikill
  • vöðvi
  • vǫðvi
  • wade
  • wado
  • wade
  • vøddi
  • ringvøddi
  • Wued
  • watho
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wat- →