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Where does “ac” come from?

ac (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic ak, from Proto-Germanic ak, from Proto-Indo-European h₁o-ge.

ac (Old English): oak; oaken ship

Definitions

  1. oak; oaken ship

Ancestry of “ac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicakbut
2Proto-Germanicakbut, however
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁o-ge—

Words derived from “ac”

  • oak
  • oaks
  • Ogden
  • Acton
  • Oakville
  • oaky
  • oakwood
  • oaked
  • oakleaf
  • unoaked
  • oakmoss
  • Actonian
  • accourt
  • oaklike
  • oakbark
  • oakiness
  • oakling
  • Aighton
  • overoaked
  • oakness
  • oke
  • she-oak
  • ac-
  • accriminate
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