Where does “abuwich” come from?

abuwich (Middle Low German) comes from Middle Low German a, from Old Saxon aha, from Proto-West Germanic ahu, from Proto-Germanic ahwō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.

abuwich (Middle Low German): dilapidated, derelict

Definitions

  1. dilapidated, derelict

Ancestry of “abuwich”, step by step

abuwich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German a

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germana—
2Old Saxonahawater; running water, river, stream
3Proto-West Germanicahuriver
4Proto-Germanicahwōwater; stream, river
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

via Middle Low German buwich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbuwich—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic ahwō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ahu →