Where does “aken” come from?

aken (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch Aken, from Proto-Turkic āka, from Proto-Germanic *Ākā, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ — water, flowing water.

aken (Dutch): Aachen, a city in Germany

Definitions

  1. Aachen, a city in Germany

Ancestry of “aken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle DutchAken—
2Proto-Turkicākaelder
3Proto-Germanic*Ākā—
4Latinaquawater
5Proto-Italicakʷāwater
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ekʷeh₂water, flowing water

Words derived from “aken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic akʷā →Every word from Latin aqua →