Where does “Aue” come from?

Aue (German) comes from Middle High German ouwe, from Old High German ouwa, from Proto-West Germanic auwju, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.

Aue (German): A flat, wooded meadow by a river; ewe

Definitions

  1. A flat, wooded meadow by a river; ewe

Ancestry of “Aue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanouweterrain, landscape by water, in water, island;...
2Old High Germanouwa—
3Proto-West Germanicauwjufloodplain; meadow; island
4Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
5Proto-Germanicagwjō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

Words derived from “Aue”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic agwjō →Every word from Proto-Germanic awjō →