Where does “aven” come from?

aven (French) comes from Occitan avenc, from Gaulish abonā, from Proto-Celtic abū, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

aven (French): pit cave, pit natural cave with predominantly vertical shafts

Definitions

  1. pit cave, pit natural cave with predominantly vertical shafts

Ancestry of “aven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Occitanavenc—
2Gaulishabonāriver
3Proto-Celticabūriver
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water

Words derived from “aven”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- →Every word from Proto-Celtic abū →Every word from Gaulish abonā →