Where does “æwielm” come from?
æwielm (Old English) comes from Old English ēa, from Proto-West Germanic ahu, from Proto-Germanic ahwō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.
æwielm (Old English): a welling up of water
Ancestry of “æwielm”, step by step
æwielm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English ēa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | ēa | flowing water, stream, river; water; river,... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | ahu | river |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ahwō | water; stream, river |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ékʷeh₂ | water |
via Old English wielm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | wielm | that which wells or seethes; surge; fount;... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | walmiz | A welling (up); seething; roiling |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | welH- | to turn, to wind |