Where does “Eaton” come from?

Eaton derives from Old English Eatun, from Old English ea, from Proto-West Germanic ahu, from Proto-Germanic ahwō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂, meaning water or river.

Eaton (English): A placename

Definitions

  1. A placename

Ancestry of “Eaton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishēaflowing water, stream, river; water; river,...
2Proto-West Germanicahuriver
3Proto-Germanicahwōwater; stream, river
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

Words derived from “Eaton”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic ahwō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ahu →
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