Where does “*ᚨᚢᛃᚢ” come from?
*ᚨᚢᛃᚢ (Proto-Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.
Ancestry of “*ᚨᚢᛃᚢ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | awjō | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | agwjō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ékʷeh₂ | water |