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

Definitions

  1. river

Ancestry of “ahu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicahwōwater; stream, river
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

Words derived from “ahu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic ahwō →
ahu — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer