Where does “aven” come from?

aven (English) comes from French aven, from Occitan avenc, from Gaulish abonā, from Proto-Celtic abū, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

aven (English): A vertical shaft leading upward from a cave...

Definitions

  1. A vertical shaft leading upward from a cave...

Ancestry of “aven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchavenpit cave, pit natural cave with predominantly vertical shafts
2Occitanavenc—
3Gaulishabonāriver
4Proto-Celticabūriver
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water
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