Where does “ǫ́” come from?

ǫ́ (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic ahwō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.

ǫ́ (Old Norse): river

Definitions

  1. river

Ancestry of “ǫ́”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicahwōwater; stream, river
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic ahwō →