Etymology of the English word watt

Date

The earliest known usage of watt in English dates from the 19th century.

Derivations in English

gigawatt, kilowatt, megawatt, microwatt, milliwatt, wattage, watter, wattmeter

Derivations in other languages

Spanish vatio

Cognates

Dutch wad, Dutch Watt, Dutch watje, English wadding, French ouate, French watt, German Watte, German watscheln, Icelandic vad, Icelandic vatt, Italian ovata, Lithuanian vata, Polish wata, Russian ватa, Swedish vad, Swedish watt, Swedish vadd

Usage

Word found in Modern English