eo etymology

Middle English word eo comes from Old English ēalā, Proto-Indo-European *h₁egʷʰ-, Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂, and later Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂ (Water.)

Detailed word origin of eo

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
ēalā Old English (ang)
*h₁egʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*h₂ekʷeh₂ Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*h₂ékʷeh₂ Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) Water.
*ahwō Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) Stream, river. Water.
*hē Old English (ang)
ea Middle English (enm)

Words with the same origin as eo

Descendants of ēalā
cokeney e ea eddy ei ey halloo halou halow hei hey æ
Descendants of *h₁egʷʰ-
agg ai aye eit eyt iland nai nei ye yeten yland ylond yoman yoten ȝeten
Descendants of *h₂ekʷeh₂
yo