Where does “водомерка” come from?

водомерка (Russian) comes from Russian вода́, from Old East Slavic вода, 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;...

водомерка (Russian): pond-skater insect

Definitions

  1. pond-skater insect

Ancestry of “водомерка”, step by step

водомерка traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian вода́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвода́water
2Old East Slavicводаwater
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 Russian ме́рить

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianме́ритьto measure
2Proto-Slavicměritito measure
3Proto-Slavic-itiDeverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;...
4Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
5Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥