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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicehwazhorse; name of the E-rune
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éḱwosstallion, horse
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁oh₁ḱu-swift
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- →