- | From {{etyl|ang}} {{term|wæter|lang=ang}}, from {{proto|Germanic|watōr}} (cf. {{etyl|fy|-}} {{term|wetter|lang=fry}}, {{etyl|nl|-}} {{term|water|lang=nl}}, {{etyl|de|-}} {{term|Wasser|lang=de}}), from [[heteroclitic]] r/n-stem {{proto|Indo-European|wódr̥}} (genitive ''wednós''). Most likely an onomatopoeic form of 'gulp.' Compare {{etyl|hit|-}} {{term|𒉿𒀀𒋫𒅈|tr=wātar|lang=hit|sc=Xsux}}, {{etyl|sga|-}} coin {{term|fodorne|lang=sga}} 'otters', literally, 'water dogs', {{etyl|la|-}} {{term|unda|lang=la||wave}}, {{etyl|lt|-}} {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|lang=lt}}, {{etyl|ru|-}} {{term|sc=Cyrl|вода|tr=voda|lang=ru}}, {{etyl|sq|-}} {{term|ujë|lang=sq}}, {{etyl|grc|-}} {{term|ὕδωρ|tr=hýdōr|lang=grc|sc=polytonic}}, {{etyl|hy|-}} {{term|գետ|sc=Armn|tr=get|lang=hy||river}}, {{etyl|ae|-}} {{term||udra|lang=ae}}, {{etyl|sa|-}} {{term|उदन्|tr=udán||wave, water|lang=sa|sc=Deva}}). | + | From {{etyl|ang}} {{term|wæter|lang=ang}}, from {{proto|Germanic|watōr}} (cf. {{etyl|fy|-}} {{term|wetter|lang=fry}}, {{etyl|nl|-}} {{term|water|lang=nl}}, {{etyl|de|-}} {{term|Wasser|lang=de}}), from [[heteroclitic]] r/n-stem {{proto|Indo-European|wódr̥}} (genitive ''wednós'') (compare {{etyl|hit|-}} {{term|𒉿𒀀𒋫𒅈|tr=wātar|lang=hit|sc=Xsux}}, {{etyl|sga|-}} coin {{term|fodorne|lang=sga}} 'otters', literally, 'water dogs', {{etyl|la|-}} {{term|unda|lang=la||wave}}, {{etyl|lt|-}} {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|lang=lt}}, {{etyl|ru|-}} {{term|sc=Cyrl|вода|tr=voda|lang=ru}}, {{etyl|sq|-}} {{term|ujë|lang=sq}}, {{etyl|grc|-}} {{term|ὕδωρ|tr=hýdōr|lang=grc|sc=polytonic}}, {{etyl|hy|-}} {{term|գետ|sc=Armn|tr=get|lang=hy||river}}, {{etyl|ae|-}} {{term||udra|lang=ae}}, {{etyl|sa|-}} {{term|उदन्|tr=udán||wave, water|lang=sa|sc=Deva}}). |