Eau
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old English ēa (“running water, water, stream, river”), from Proto-Germanic *ahwō (“waters, river”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂ (“water, flowing water”). Cognate with North Frisian ia (“river”), Saterland Frisian Äi (“river”), West Frisian ie (“water, stream”), Dutch aa (“water, stream”), German Ache (“water, stream, river, flood”), Swedish å (“stream, creek”), Icelandic á (“stream, river”), Latin aqua (“water”). Doublet of aqua and yeo. Related to, but not derived from, French eau ("water").
Proper noun
[edit]Eau
- (Lincolnshire) Any of several rivers in Lincolnshire.
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- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *h₂ékʷeh₂
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- Lincolnshire English