Etymology of the English word water
the English word
waterderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*watarDerivations in English
blackwater,
breakwater,
cutwater,
deepwater,
dewater,
dishwater,
eyewater,
feedwater,
fizzwater,
floodwater,
freshwater,
limewater,
lollywater,
meltwater,
polywater,
quickwater,
saltwater,
shearwater,
tailwater,
tidewater,
underwater,
waterbed,
waterborne,
waterbrain,
waterbuck,
watercolor,
watercourse,
watercraft,
waterdog,
waterflood,
waterhead,
waterish,
waterjet,
waterleaf,
watermark,
watermeal,
watermelon,
waterproof,
watersaver,
waterscape,
watershed,
watersport,
waterweed,
waterworn,
waterfinder,
waterfront,
waterman,
waterside,
watertight,
waterward,
watered,
waterwheel,
waterworks,
whitewater,
waterlocked,
waterlogged,
backwater,
ditchwater,
rainwater,
seawater,
waterfall,
watering,
waterless,
waterspout,
waterway,
watery,
water-bomber,
water-ballast,
water-jacket,
water-poloCognates
Danish
vand, Dutch
water, French
kirsch-wasser, German
Wasser, Gothic
vato, Icelandic
vatn, Nynorsk
vatten, Riksmal
vann, Swedish
vattenUsage
Word found in Old English, Modern English
