Where does “Jèrriais” come from?

Jèrriais (English) comes from Norman Jèrriais, from Norman Jèrri, from Old Norse ey, from Proto-Norse *ᚨᚢᛃᚢ, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.

Jèrriais (English): A Romance language spoken in Jersey, one of the Channel Islands

Definitions

  1. A Romance language spoken in Jersey, one of the Channel Islands

Ancestry of “Jèrriais”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1NormanJèrriaisof, from, or relating to Jersey; Jerseyman,...
2NormanJèrriJersey
3Old Norseeyalways, ever; island
4Proto-Norse*ᚨᚢᛃᚢ—
5Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
6Proto-Germanicagwjō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic agwjō →Every word from Proto-Germanic awjō →