weter

Old Frisian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *wed-
Proto-Indo-European *-r̥
Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥
Proto-Germanic *watōr
Proto-West Germanic *watar
Old Frisian weter

    From Proto-West Germanic *watar, from Proto-Germanic *watōr.

    Noun

    weter n

    1. water

    Descendants

    • North Frisian:
      Föhr-Amrum: weeder
      Goesharde: waar, wåår
      Halligen: woor
      Heligoland: weeter
      Mooring: wååder
      Sylt: Weeter
      Wiedingharde: woar
    • Saterland Frisian: Woater
    • West Frisian: wetter
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