Weihwasser

Concepts

holy water

Translations

eau bénite

wijwater

agua bendita

acquasanta

acqua benedetta

aigua beneïda

água benta

acqua santa

kutsal su

αγίασμα

eau

🚰

unda sacra

aigua beneita

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvaɪ̯ˌvasɐ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: wīchwazzer

Cognate with Dutch: wijwater

In summary

From Middle High German wīchwazzer. Analyzable as weihen (“to consecrate”) + Wasser (“water”), though the former component was probably the related Middle High German adjective wīch (“holy, consecrated”). Compare Dutch wijwater.