Where does “ieġ” come from?

ieġ (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic auwju, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.

ieġ (Old English): island

Definitions

  1. island

Ancestry of “ieġ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicauwjufloodplain; meadow; island
2Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
3Proto-Germanicagwjō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic agwjō →Every word from Proto-Germanic awjō →