Where does “subchannel” come from?

subchannel (English) comes from English Channel, from English chainwale, from English wale, from Middle English wāle, from Old English wealh, from Old English īeġ, from Proto-West Germanic auwju, from Proto-Germanic awjō — water.

subchannel (English): A distinct division of a channel or frequency...

Definitions

  1. A distinct division of a channel or frequency...

Ancestry of “subchannel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishChannelThe hollow bed of running waters; also the bed of the sea or other body of water
2EnglishchainwaleObsolete spelling of channel
3EnglishwaleA ridge or low barrier; A raised rib in knit...
4Middle EnglishwāleAn outsider; a guest; one from an unfamiliar land
5Old Englishwealhforeigner; Briton or Welshman; slave
6Old Englishīeġisland
7Proto-West Germanicauwjufloodplain; meadow; island
8Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
9Proto-Germanicagwjō
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

Words derived from “subchannel

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂
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