watar

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *watōr, from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥.

Noun

watar n

  1. water
    UUi lithon thuro fûir in thuro uuatir, in brâhtos unsig an cuolithon
    We went through fire and through water, and you brought us to coolness

Inflection
Declension of watar
Singular Plural
nominative watar watar
accusative watar watar
genitive watris watro
dative watre watron

Alternative forms

Descendants

Further reading
  • “watar”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *watōr, from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥.

Noun

watar n

  1. water
    He stod imo tho bi enes uuatares staðe, ni uuelde tho bi themu gethringe
    he stood himself then by the shore, then he did not want to be with the crowd (Heliand, verse 2378)

Declension
Declension of watar (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative watar watar
accusative watar watar
genitive watres watrō
dative watre watrum
instrumental — —


Descendants
  • Middle Low German: wāter
    • Dutch Low Saxon: water (Drents, Twents)
    • Low German: Water
    • Plautdietsch: Wota
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