Where does “eadocce” come from?
eadocce (Old English) comes from Old English ēa, from Proto-West Germanic ahu, from Proto-Germanic ahwō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.
eadocce (Old English): waterdock (Rumex aquaticus)
Definitions
- waterdock (Rumex aquaticus)
Ancestry of “eadocce”, step by step
eadocce traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English ēa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | ēa | flowing water, stream, river; water; river,... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | ahu | river |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ahwō | water; stream, river |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ékʷeh₂ | water |
via Old English docce
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | docce | bundle, wisp |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *dokkā | something round, ball; mass, lump |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | dukkǭ | power, strength; muscle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰew- | to die, pass away; to run, flow |