Where does “wetterfal” come from?

wetterfal (West Frisian) comes from West Frisian wetter, from Old Frisian weter, from Proto-West Germanic watar, from Proto-Germanic watōr, 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;...

wetterfal (West Frisian): waterfall

Definitions

  1. waterfall

Ancestry of “wetterfal”, step by step

wetterfal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via West Frisian wetter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisianwetterwater
2Old Frisianweterwater
3Proto-West Germanicwatarwater
4Proto-Germanicwatōrwater
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

via West Frisian fal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisianfalfall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥ →