Wåsser

See also: wasser, Wasser, wässer, Wässer, wàsser, Wàsser, and Wâsser

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• Wassa, Wossa (alternative spelling)

Etymology

From Middle High German wazzer, from Old High German wazzar, from Proto-West Germanic *watar, from Proto-Germanic *watōr, from Proto-Indo-European *wédōr, collective of *wódr̥. Cognates include German Wasser, Yiddish וואַסער (vaser), Dutch water, English water, Old Norse vatn, Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐍄𐍉 (watō).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈβɔsːa/, /ˈvɔsːa/

Noun

Wåsser n (plural Wåsser, diminutive Wasserl)

1. water

Transylvanian Saxon

Alternative forms

• Wosser (Sibiu)
• Wauesser (Brașov)

Etymology

From Central Franconian Wasser, from Middle High German wazzer, from Old High German wazzar, from Proto-West Germanic *watar, from Proto-Germanic *watōr, from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥, from *wed- + *-r̥.

Noun

Wåsser

1. water