Etymology

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Today it means: Various rivers in England. Full definition →

Old English Usa ← Proto-Celtic *udso- ← Proto-Indo-European *wed-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*wed-“water”
  2. Proto-Celtic · derived from*udso-
  3. Old English · derived fromUsa
  4. English todayOuse

From Old English Usa, probably of Romano-British Celtic origin, from Proto-Celtic *udso-, from Proto-Indo-European *wed- (“water”).

Words from the same roots

Proto-Indo-European*wed- all →

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