Where does “Batavo-” come from?

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

Batavo- (English): Relating to the Netherlands or the Dutch people,...

Definitions

  1. Relating to the Netherlands or the Dutch people,...

Ancestry of “Batavo-”, 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

Words derived from “Batavo-”

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