Where does “Aachen” come from?
Aachen comes from German Aachen, derived from Latin aquae, which traces back through Old High German Āhha to Latin aquae, meaning water.
Ancestry of “Aachen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Aachen | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | Āchen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | Āhha | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *Ākā | — |
| 5 | Latin | aqua | water |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | akʷā | water |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ekʷeh₂ | water, flowing water |