wazzar

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *watōr, whence also Old Dutch and Old Saxon watar, Old English wæter, Old Frisian weter, Old Norse vatn. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /wasːar/

Noun

wazzar n

water

Descendants

Middle High German: waʒʒer
- Alemannic German: Wasser, Wâser
  Alsatian: Wasser, Wâsser, Wàser
  Italian Walser: wasser, wàsser
- Bavarian: Wossa
  Cimbrian: bassar, bazzar
  Gottscheerish: boßər, bàsser
  Mòcheno: bòsser
  Udinese: bosser, bosar, bòsser
- Central Franconian: Wasser, Waßer
  Hunsrik: Wasser, waser
  Transylvanian Saxon: Wåsser
- East Central German:
  Silesian German: Woasser, Wosser, Wasser
  Upper Saxon: Wassor
- German: Wasser
  - Unserdeutsch: Wasser
- Luxembourgish: Waasser
- Rhine Franconian: Wasser
  Hessian: Wassä
  Pennsylvania German: Wasser
- Vilamovian: wosser, woser
- Yiddish: וואַסער‎ (vaser)

References

Joseph Wright, 'An Old High German Primer, Second Edition'

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