Where does “eoh” come from?

eoh (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic ehwaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- — swift.

eoh (Old English): horse, steed; yew tree; the runic character ᛇ

Definitions

  1. horse, steed; yew tree; the runic character ᛇ

Ancestry of “eoh”, step by step

eoh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic ehwaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicehwazhorse; name of the E-rune
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éḱwosstallion, horse
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁oh₁ḱu-swift

via Proto-West Germanic īh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicīh—
2Proto-Germanicīhwazyew; name of the I-rune
3Proto-Indo-European*h₁eyHw-yew

Words derived from “eoh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ehwaz →