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Where does “Hrōdanīeġ” come from?

Hrōdanīeġ (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.

Ancestry of “Hrōdanīeġ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
2Proto-Germanicagwjō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

Words derived from “Hrōdanīeġ”

  • Rodney
  • Radney
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