Where does “Batavier” come from?

Batavier (Dutch) comes from Latin batavus, from Latin Batavi, from Proto-Germanic Batawjō, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.

Batavier (Dutch): Batavian

Definitions

  1. Batavian

Ancestry of “Batavier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinbatavusDutch
2LatinBataviA branch of the Chatti, which occupied the territory of modern Holland
3Proto-GermanicBatawjōgood island
4Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
5Proto-Germanicagwjō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic agwjō →Every word from Proto-Germanic awjō →