Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ahwō

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

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Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑ.xʷɔː/

Noun

*ahwō f

1. water
2. stream, river

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *ahwō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*ahwō	*ahwôz
vocative	*ahwō	*ahwôz
accusative	*ahwǭ	*ahwōz
genitive	*ahwōz	*ahwǫ̂
dative	*ahwōi	*ahwōmaz
instrumental	*ahwō	*ahwōmiz

Related terms

• *awjō

Descendants

• Old English: ēa, ǣ
  • English: ea, eau, yeo, eddy
• Old Frisian: ā, ē
  • North Frisian: ia
  • Saterland Frisian: Äi
  • West Frisian: ie
• Old Saxon: aha
• Old Dutch: ā
  • Middle Dutch: â
    • Dutch: a
• Old High German: aha
  • German: Ach, Ache (obsolete or dialectal, chiefly in toponyms)
• Old Norse: á, ǫ́
  • Icelandic: á
  • Faeroese: á
  • Norwegian: å
  • Old Swedish: ā
    • Swedish: å
  • Old Danish: ā
    • Danish: å
  • → Middle English: a, aa
• Gothic: 𐌰𐍈𐌰 (aƕa)

References