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Where does “ahwō” come from?

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

ahwō (Proto-Germanic): water; stream, river

Definitions

  1. water; stream, river

Ancestry of “ahwō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

Words derived from “ahwō”

  • eight
  • ye
  • island
  • yeah
  • yea
  • ay
  • Scandinavian
  • Rodney
  • aye
  • Eaton
  • Scandinavia
  • Eton
  • ea
  • Batavia
  • yeoman
  • Guernsey
  • ait
  • oe
  • yere
  • Eau
  • yeomanry
  • IJ
  • islander
  • Batavian
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