Where does “ahu” come from?
ahu (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic ahwō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.
ahu (Proto-West Germanic): river
Ancestry of “ahu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | ahwō | water; stream, river |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ékʷeh₂ | water |