Etymology

watery

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Today it means: Resembling or characteristic of water. Full definition →

Middle English watery ← Old English wæteriġ ← Proto-West Germanic *watarīg
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  1. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*watarīg
  2. Old English · inherited fromwæteriġ“watery”
  3. Middle English · inherited fromwatery
  4. English todaywatery

From Middle English watery, wattry, from Old English wæteriġ (“watery”), from Proto-West Germanic *watarīg. Equivalent to water + -y.

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