Words that come from Proto-Germanic “ahwō”

400 words across 45 languages descend from Proto-Germanic ahwō — including eight, ye, island, yeah, yea, ay, Scandinavian, Rodney.

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English (79)

Norwegian Bokmål (36)

Icelandic (33)

Faroese (31)

Swedish (30)

Norwegian Nynorsk (30)

Danish (25)

Middle English (16)

Old Norse (14)

Old English (14)

Dutch (9)

Latin (9)

Proto-Germanic (7)

German (6)

Tok Pisin (5)

Norman (5)

Italian (4)

Scots (4)

Old Swedish (3)

Middle Dutch (3)

Old Dutch (3)

Old Frisian (3)

Old Danish (2)

Gothic (2)

Irish (2)

Portuguese (2)

Pijin (2)

Scottish Gaelic (2)

Middle High German (2)

New Latin (2)

West Frisian (1)

Japanese (1)

Armenian (1)

Norwegian (1)

Dutch Low Saxon (1)

Elfdalian (1)

Sicilian (1)

Venetian (1)

Westrobothnian (1)

Chinese (1)

Torres Strait Creole (1)

Sardinian (1)

Spanish (1)

Old Saxon (1)

Proto-West Germanic (1)