Where does “ea” come from?
Ea comes from Old English ǣ, from Proto-Germanic ahwō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂, a root denoting water or flowing water.
ea (English): A river or watercourse; Alternative form of ea
Definitions
- A river or watercourse; Alternative form of ea
Ancestry of “ea”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | ee | Alternative form of æ |
| 2 | Old English | ēa | flowing water, stream, river; water; river,... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | ahu | river |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ahwō | water; stream, river |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ékʷeh₂ | water |