Where does “ah” come from?

ah (Vilamovian) comes from Middle High German eich, from Old High German eih, from Proto-West Germanic aik, from Proto-West Germanic *-ilā, from Proto-Germanic aiks, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyǵ- — goat; oak.

ah (Vilamovian): oh

Definitions

  1. oh

Ancestry of “ah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germaneich—
2Old High Germaneihoak
3Proto-West Germanicaikoak
4Proto-West Germanic*-ilāForms feminine agent nouns, especially of plants and animals
5Proto-Germanicaiksoak tree; oak
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyǵ-goat; oak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aiks →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *-ilā →