Type Word Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical), Old Dutch Meaning & History Germanic and Old Dutch word meaning "water" [1][2]. Related ItemsDetails Other Languages & Cultureswæter(Anglo-Saxon) wazzar(Old High German) Surname DescendantsWaterman(Dutch) Attwater, Atwater, Waterman, Waters(English) Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 575. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 451.
