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Where does “nach ewell” come from?

nach ewell (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish ewell, from Old English ēa, from Proto-West Germanic ahu, from Proto-Germanic ahwō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.

Ancestry of “nach ewell”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishewellalready
2Old Englishēaflowing water, stream, river; water; river,...
3Proto-West Germanicahuriver
4Proto-Germanicahwōwater; stream, river
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

Words derived from “nach ewell”

  • nawell
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