Where does “â” come from?

â (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch ā, from Proto-Germanic ahwō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.

Ancestry of “â”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchā—
2Proto-Germanicahwōwater; stream, river
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

Words derived from “â”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic ahwō →Every word from Old Dutch ā →