Middle English word unwatri comes from Old English wæterig (Watery.), Old English un-, Old English wæteriġ
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| wæterig | Old English (ang) | Watery. |
| un- | Old English (ang) | (added to nouns and adjectives) negation, privation, or absence of. (added to verbs) down. Bad (used to denote a pejorative sense) (compare mis-, mal-) Forming verbs from verbs, with an opposite or reversive sense. |
| wæteriġ | Old English (ang) | |
| unwæteriġ | Old English (ang) | |
| unwæterig | Old English (ang) | Unwatery, without water, dry. |
| unwattri | Middle English (enm) |