Where does “ooi” come from?
ooi (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch ooi, from Middle Dutch ooi, from Old Dutch ōi, from Proto-West Germanic auwju, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.
ooi (Afrikaans): ewe
Ancestry of “ooi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ooi | ewe |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | ooi | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | ōi | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | auwju | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | awjō | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | agwjō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ékʷeh₂ | water |