Where does “Woater” come from?

Woater (Saterland Frisian) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

Woater (Saterland Frisian): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “Woater”, step by step

Woater traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch wāter

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

via Old Frisian weter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianweterwater

Words derived from “Woater”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lówkos →