water etymology

Middle English word water comes from Proto-Indo-European *wei-, and later Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ (Water.)

Detailed word origin of water

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*wei- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*wed- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*wódr̥ Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) Water.
*watōr Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) Water.
wæter Old English (ang) Water.
water Middle English (enm) Water (liquid H2O).

Words with the same origin as water

Descendants of *wei-
iwett oter otir otur otyre reveue unwatri waschen washen wat watir edyr watirly wattry watyradyr watyrnedyre weet weschen wet weten wett ywet