Words that come from Proto-Germanic awjō

256 words across 43 languages descend from Proto-Germanic awjō — including eight, ye, island, yeah, yea, ay, Scandinavian, Rodney.

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English (69)

Faroese (18)

Old English (18)

Middle English (16)

Icelandic (10)

Latin (9)

Swedish (9)

Old Norse (9)

Norwegian Bokmål (8)

Danish (7)

Norwegian Nynorsk (7)

Dutch (6)

German (6)

Proto-Germanic (6)

Tok Pisin (5)

Norman (5)

Italian (4)

Scots (4)

Middle High German (4)

Old Frisian (3)

Middle Dutch (3)

Old High German (3)

Irish (2)

Portuguese (2)

Pijin (2)

Spanish (2)

Scottish Gaelic (2)

New Latin (2)

West Frisian (1)

Japanese (1)

Armenian (1)

Norwegian (1)

Dutch Low Saxon (1)

Sicilian (1)

Venetian (1)

Gothic (1)

Westrobothnian (1)

Chinese (1)

Torres Strait Creole (1)

Sardinian (1)

Old Swedish (1)

Old Dutch (1)

Proto-West Germanic (1)