Where does “io” come from?

io (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic aiw, from Proto-Germanic aiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.

io (Old Dutch): always, every time, continuously; ever, at some...

Definitions

  1. always, every time, continuously; ever, at some...

Ancestry of “io”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicaiwlong time, age, eternity; law
2Proto-Germanicaiwazlong time, age, eternity
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyu-vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning

Words derived from “io”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aiwaz →