Where does “wōta” come from?

wōta (Vilamovian) comes from Old High German watan, from Proto-Germanic wadaną, from Proto-Indo-European weh₂dʰ- — to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse.

wōta (Vilamovian): to wade

Definitions

  1. to wade

Ancestry of “wōta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwatan—
2Proto-Germanicwadanąto wade, to walk
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂dʰ-to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₂dʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wadaną →Every word from Old High German watan →
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