Where does “Āche” come from?
Āche (Middle High German) comes from Old High German Āhha, from Proto-Germanic *Ākā, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ — water, flowing water.
Ancestry of “Āche”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | Āhha | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *Ākā | — |
| 3 | Latin | aqua | water |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | akʷā | water |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ekʷeh₂ | water, flowing water |
Words derived from “Āche”