Where does “Landau” come from?

Landau (German) comes from Proto-West Germanic auwju, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.

Ancestry of “Landau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicauwjufloodplain; meadow; island
2Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
3Proto-Germanicagwjō
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

Words derived from “Landau

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂Every word from Proto-Germanic agwjōEvery word from Proto-Germanic awjō