Where does “*Ċealfīeġ” come from?

*Ċealfīeġ (Old English) comes from Old English īeġ, from Proto-West Germanic auwju, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.

Ancestry of “*Ċealfīeġ”, step by step

*Ċealfīeġ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English īeġ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishīeġisland
2Proto-West Germanicauwjufloodplain; meadow; island
3Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
4Proto-Germanicagwjō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

via Old English ċealf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishċealfcalf (young cow)
2Proto-West Germanickalbcalf
3Proto-Germanickalbazcalf
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷolbʰowomb, animal young
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic agwjō →Every word from Proto-Germanic awjō →