Where does “a/languages M to Z” come from?

a/languages M to Z (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-West Germanic aiw, from Proto-Germanic aiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.

a/languages M to Z (Old Frisian): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “a/languages M to Z”, step by step

a/languages M to Z traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic aiw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicaiwlong time, age, eternity; law
2Proto-Germanicaiwazlong time, age, eternity
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyu-vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning

via Proto-West Germanic ahu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicahuriver
2Proto-Germanicahwōwater; stream, river
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aiwaz →