ON. watte n. “a stain”

ON. watte n. “a stain”

Reference ✧ Ety/WAƷ ✧ “a stain”

Derivations

• < ᴹ✶wahtē “a stain” ✧ Ety/WAƷ
  • < ᴹ√WAƷ “stain, soil” ✧ Ety/WAƷ

Derivatives

• > N. gwath² “stain” ✧ Ety/WAƷ
  • ⇒ N. Iarwath “Blood-stained” ✧ Ety/WAƷ

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ✶wahtē > watte

[wahtē] > [wattē] > [watte]

✧ Ety/WAƷ