Where does “aa” come from?

aa (German) comes from Middle Low German a, from Old Saxon aha, from Proto-West Germanic ahu, from Proto-Germanic ahwō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.

aa (German): feces, poop

Definitions

  1. feces, poop

Ancestry of “aa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germana—
2Old Saxonahawater; running water, river, stream
3Proto-West Germanicahuriver
4Proto-Germanicahwōwater; stream, river
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

Words derived from “aa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic ahwō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ahu →