Where does “Aachen” come from?
Aachen (Swedish) comes from German Aachen, from Middle High German Āchen, from Old High German Āhha, from Proto-Germanic *Ākā, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ — water, flowing water.
Ancestry of “Aachen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Aachen | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | Āchen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | Āhha | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *Ākā | — |
| 5 | Latin | aqua | water |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | akʷā | water |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ekʷeh₂ | water, flowing water |