Where does “ōi” come from?
ōi (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic auwju, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.
Ancestry of “ōi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | auwju | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | awjō | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | agwjō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ékʷeh₂ | water |