Where does “Eatun” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Eatun”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Eatun

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂Every word from Proto-Germanic ahwōEvery word from Proto-West Germanic ahu