Where does “ewer” come from?

ewer (Yola) comes from Middle English ewer, from Old French ewer, from Latin aquārium, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ — water, flowing water.

ewer (Yola): jug

Definitions

  1. jug

Ancestry of “ewer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishewerewer
2Old Frenchewerewer
3Latinaquārium—
4Latinaquawater
5Proto-Italicakʷāwater
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ekʷeh₂water, flowing water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic akʷā →Every word from Latin aqua →