Where does “Batavi” come from?

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

Batavi (Latin): A branch of the Chatti, which occupied the territory of modern Holland

Definitions

  1. A branch of the Chatti, which occupied the territory of modern Holland

Ancestry of “Batavi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicBatawjōgood island
2Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
3Proto-Germanicagwjō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

Words derived from “Batavi”

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