Where does “Batavia” come from?

Batavia (Indonesian) comes from Dutch Batavia, from Latin Batavia, from Proto-Germanic Batawjō, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.

Batavia (Indonesian): used during the Dutch East Indies period

Definitions

  1. used during the Dutch East Indies period

Ancestry of “Batavia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchBatavia—
2LatinBataviaThe land of the Batā̆vī, situated around the...
3Proto-GermanicBatawjōgood island
4Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
5Proto-Germanicagwjō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →