Where does “Aa” come from?

Aa (Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic ahwō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.

Aa (Dutch): The name of dozens of small rivers and streams; also a common element in many derived hydronyms

Definitions

  1. The name of dozens of small rivers and streams; also a common element in many derived hydronyms

Ancestry of “Aa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicahwōwater; stream, river
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

Words derived from “Aa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic ahwō →