ea

ea · noun¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · inherited from*h₂ekʷeh₂“water, flowing water”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*ahwō“waters, river”
3. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*ahu“waters, river”
4. Old English · inherited fromēa“river”
5. Middle English · inherited fromee
6. English todayea

From Middle English ee, ea, æ, from Old English ēa (“river”), from Proto-West Germanic *ahu (“waters, river”), from Proto-Germanic *ahwō (“waters, river”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂ (“water, flowing water”). Compare English aqua. Cognates Cognate with North Frisian ia (“river”), Saterland Frisian Äi (“river”), West Frisian ie (“water, stream”), Dutch a (“water, stream”), German Ache (“water, stream, river, flood”), Danish å (“stream, creek”), Swedish å (“stream, creek”), Icelandic á (“stream, river”), Latin aqua (“water”).

ea · determiner²

Abbreviation.

Words from the same roots