Where does “ehwaz” come from?

ehwaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- — swift.

ehwaz (Proto-Germanic): horse; name of the E-rune

Definitions

  1. horse; name of the E-rune

Ancestry of “ehwaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éḱwosstallion, horse
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁oh₁ḱu-swift

Words derived from “ehwaz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos →