Where does “Veluwe” come from?

Veluwe (Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.

Veluwe (Dutch): an area and natural reserve located in the province of Gelderland, the Netherlands

Definitions

  1. an area and natural reserve located in the province of Gelderland, the Netherlands

Ancestry of “Veluwe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
2Proto-Germanicagwjō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

Words derived from “Veluwe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic agwjō →Every word from Proto-Germanic awjō →