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Where does “agwjō” come from?

agwjō (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.

Ancestry of “agwjō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

Words derived from “agwjō”

  • eight
  • ye
  • island
  • yeah
  • yea
  • ay
  • Scandinavian
  • Rodney
  • aye
  • Scandinavia
  • Batavia
  • yeoman
  • Guernsey
  • ait
  • oe
  • yere
  • yeomanry
  • islander
  • Batavian
  • arr
  • eightpence
  • Sodor
  • Fennoscandia
  • yay
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