Etymology

mouthwatering

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English watering ← Middle English water ← Old English wæter
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*men-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*mn̥-tó-s
  3. Proto-Germanic*munþaz
  4. Proto-West Germanic*munþ
  5. Old Englishmūþ
  6. Middle Englishmouth
  7. Englishmouth
  8. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  10. Proto-Germanic*watōr
  11. Proto-West Germanic*watar
  12. Old Englishwæter
  13. Middle Englishwater
  14. Englishwatering
  15. English todaymouthwatering

From mouth + watering.

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