Where does “vulkanismo” come from?

vulkanismo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto vulkano, from Swedish ö, from Old Swedish ø, from Old Norse ey, from Proto-Norse *ᚨᚢᛃᚢ, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.

vulkanismo (Esperanto): volcanism

Definitions

  1. volcanism

Ancestry of “vulkanismo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantovulkanovolcano
2Swedishöisland
3Old Swedishøa letter of the Old Swedish alphabet, written in the Latin script
4Old Norseeyalways, ever; island
5Proto-Norse*ᚨᚢᛃᚢ—
6Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
7Proto-Germanicagwjō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →
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