Where does “ea” come from?
ea (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic ahu, from Proto-Germanic ahwō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.
ea (Old English): flowing water, stream, river; water; river,...
Definitions
- flowing water, stream, river; water; river,...
Ancestry of “ea”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | ahu | river |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | ahwō | water; stream, river |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ékʷeh₂ | water |