Where does “eaue” come from?

eaue (Middle French) comes from Old French ewe, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ — water, flowing water.

Ancestry of “eaue”, step by step

eaue traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French ewe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchewewater
2Latinaquawater
3Proto-Italicakʷāwater
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ekʷeh₂water, flowing water

via Old French euwe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frencheuwewater

via Old French egua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frencheguawater

Words derived from “eaue”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic akʷā →Every word from Latin aqua →