Where does “æspring” come from?

æspring (Old English) comes from Old English ēa, from Proto-West Germanic ahu, from Proto-Germanic ahwō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.

æspring (Old English): a spring (of water), fountain

Definitions

  1. a spring (of water), fountain

Ancestry of “æspring”, step by step

æspring traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ēa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishēaflowing water, stream, river; water; river,...
2Proto-West Germanicahuriver
3Proto-Germanicahwōwater; stream, river
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

via Old English spring

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishspringwellspring, ulcer
2Proto-West Germanic*spring—
3Proto-Germanic*springaz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic ahwō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ahu →