Where does “Auerbach” come from?
Auerbach (German) comes from German Aue, 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.
Ancestry of “Auerbach”, step by step
Auerbach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Aue
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Aue | A flat, wooded meadow by a river; ewe |
| 2 | Middle High German | ouwe | terrain, landscape by water, in water, island;... |
| 3 | Old High German | ouwa | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | auwju | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | awjō | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | agwjō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ékʷeh₂ | water |