watar

Old Dutch

Etymology

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

Noun

watar n

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

water
watir

Descendants

Middle Dutch: wāter
- Dutch: water
  - Afrikaans: water
- Limburgish: water
- West Flemish: woater

Further reading

“watar”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old Saxon

Etymology

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

Noun

watar n

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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