Where does “Teviot” come from?

Teviot (English) comes from Scottish Gaelic abhainn, from Old Irish aub, from Proto-Celtic abū, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

Teviot (English): which joins the Tweed at Kelso

Definitions

  1. which joins the Tweed at Kelso

Ancestry of “Teviot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicabhainnriver, stream
2Old Irishaubriver
3Proto-Celticabūriver
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water

Words derived from “Teviot”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- →Every word from Proto-Celtic abū →Every word from Old Irish aub →