Where does “eau” come from?

Eau derives from Old English ēa, from Proto-Germanic ahwō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂, a root meaning water or aquatic feature.

eau (English): Any of several rivers in Lincolnshire

Definitions

  1. Any of several rivers in Lincolnshire

Ancestry of “eau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishēaflowing water, stream, river; water; river,...
2Proto-West Germanicahuriver
3Proto-Germanicahwōwater; stream, river
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water
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