Etymology

Solent

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Today it means: A strait separating Hampshire from the Isle of Wight in southern England. Full definition →

Old English Sol(u)ente ← Proto-Indo-European *auent-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*auent-“to wet, to spring”
  2. Old English · derived fromSol(u)ente
  3. English todaySolent

From Old English Sol(u)ente, a pre-English name of obscure origin. The second element is seemingly Proto-Indo-European *auent- (“to wet, to spring”).

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