Where does “clowne” come from?

clowne (English) comes from Old Welsh *Colün, from Old English īeġ, from Proto-West Germanic auwju, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.

clowne (English): OS grid ref SK4975

Definitions

  1. OS grid ref SK4975

Ancestry of “clowne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Welsh*Colün—
2Old Englishīeġisland
3Proto-West Germanicauwjufloodplain; meadow; island
4Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
5Proto-Germanicagwjō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

Words derived from “clowne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →