WATER Descendant of: THE NATURAL WORLD Descendants of this theme: Boats By water – beaches and general By water – river banks Dew Islands Ferries Fish and fishing Floods and tides Foam and spray Frost and ice Lack of water – thirst and drought Lakes Lorelei, water nymphs, mermaids etc Melting Mirrors and reflections Mist and fog Named rivers On the water – rowing and sailing Pearls Ponds Rain Reeds Rivers (Bächlein) Rivers (Bach) Rivers (Fluß) Rivers (Strom) Rivers – waterfalls, rapids and whirlpools Sand The sea Ships Snow Springs, sources and fountains Stones and pebbles Surface of the water Surging Swimming Under the water, sinking and drowning Waves – Welle Waves – Woge Wet and dry