Where does “Batavi” come from?

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

Batavi (English): An ancient Germanic tribe living in the region of Batavia around Nijmegen

Definitions

  1. An ancient Germanic tribe living in the region of Batavia around Nijmegen

Ancestry of “Batavi”, step by step

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