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

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