Where does “Drinkwoater” come from?

Drinkwoater (Saterland Frisian) comes from Saterland Frisian Woater, from Middle Dutch wāter, from Middle Dutch loo, from Old Dutch lō, from Proto-West Germanic lauh, from Proto-Germanic lauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European lówkos, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- — bright; to shine; to see.

Drinkwoater (Saterland Frisian): drinkwater; drinking water

Definitions

  1. drinkwater; drinking water

Ancestry of “Drinkwoater”, step by step

Drinkwoater traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Saterland Frisian Woater

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Saterland FrisianWoaterwater
2Middle Dutchwāterwater
3Middle Dutchloosacred wood, forest; forest, thicket
4Old Dutchlōforest
5Proto-West Germaniclauhclearing; meadow
6Proto-Germaniclauhazclearing; meadow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlówkosclearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Saterland Frisian drinke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Saterland Frisiandrinke—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lówkos →