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Where does “ēa” come from?

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

ēa (Old English): flowing water, stream, river; water; river,...

Definitions

  1. flowing water, stream, river; water; river,...

Ancestry of “ēa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicahuriver
2Proto-Germanicahwōwater; stream, river
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

Words derived from “ēa”

  • ea
  • Eau
  • yeo
  • eau
  • e
  • æ
  • eo
  • ee
  • ea
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →