Etymology Explorer › Crimean Gothic

Where does “ada” come from?

ada (Crimean Gothic) comes from Proto-Germanic ajją, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis — bird.

ada (Crimean Gothic): egg

Definitions

  1. egg

Ancestry of “ada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicajjąegg
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ōwyómegg
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird
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