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Where does “iggaþ” come from?

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

iggaþ (Old English): Alternative form of iġeoþ

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of iġeoþ

Ancestry of “iggaþ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishīeġisland
2Proto-West Germanicauwjufloodplain; meadow; island
3Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
4Proto-Germanicagwjō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

Words derived from “iggaþ”

  • eight
  • ait
  • eightpence
  • eightpenny
  • eightsome
  • eightscore
  • eightish
  • eightplex
  • eightness
  • eyot
  • eightsies
  • eightsman
  • eightlike
  • eightling
  • エイト
  • eit
  • eyt
  • et
  • etpela
  • eit
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